Friday, 21 August 2020

UAE: Israel Deal Should Remove Any Hurdle to F-35 Sales

UAE: Israel Deal Should Remove Any Hurdle to F-35 Sales
The United Arab Emirates's accord to normalise ties with Israel should remove "any hurdle" for the United States to sell the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the Gulf Arab state, a senior Emirati official said.

The US has sold the F-35 to allies - including Turkey, South Korea, Japan and Israel - but sales to the Gulf require a deeper review because of American policy for Israel to maintain a military advantage in the Middle East.

"We have legitimate requests that are there. We ought to get them ... The whole idea of a state of belligerency or war with Israel no longer exists," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said in an online interview with the Atlantic Council on Thursday.

However, he said the UAE had not made any new requests to the Americans since the deal with Israel was announced last week.Al Jazera


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