Fears in Israel about the price of normalization with Qatar and Saudi Arabia after the “surprise” of America’s sale of 50 F-35 fighters to the UAE
The size of the deal that the UAE concluded with the United States to buy F-35 fighters was astonished by the Israeli security, which estimated that the UAE would buy 25-30 fighters, but the deal amounted to 50 fighters, and Israeli security officials explained that the size The deal is not only important, but also the dates for the production and delivery of the fighters, according to the Israel24 Channel website.
Israel is estimated that the UAE will acquire the first F-35 fighters in 2024, similar to Poland and Singapore, but Israel fears that the UAE will receive the fighters now, at the expense of the US Air Force.
According to security sources, the scope of the deal is worrisome and there are fears of information leakage, but it is still possible to operate the Israeli lobby in Washington, to ensure the implementation of the deal in the long term, that is, from 2024.
Israel has signed an agreement to purchase 50 F-35 fighters, and has acquired 24 of them so far.
The rest of the fighters will be received, at a rate of six aircraft per year.
Observers asked that if “this is the price of normalizing the UAE with Israel, then what will be the price of normalizing Saudi Arabia, especially the rivalry, Qatar?” according to the channel.
The head of the “Middle East Center” for Strategic Studies, Hisham Jaber, explained that “these aircraft are not only of their type, but are equipped with them.
There are F-35 fully equipped planes that were given to Israel.
As for those sold to the Emirates, they will not be of the same degree, and approval will follow a time for delivery, training and sending American experts until The key remains in America’s hands, as well as cutting off the allowance, maintenance and ammunition.
Jaber pointed out that “the deal can be stopped at any time because Congress has not approved yet, and I think it will only agree with certain specifications”.
