Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen announced on Friday that ‘Israel’ will firmly oppose the sale of F-35 fighters and other advanced weapons to the United Arab Emirates, adding that Tel Aviv will exert pressures on US Congress to stop the sale.
Cohen said, “We are against that, we will not agree to any sales contract … and we will act against selling any weapon that would harm Israel’s qualitative military superiority, including the F-35.”
The minister’s comments came as the media reported that Israel and the UAE were ready to attend the signing ceremony of the normalization agreement in Washington within the next ten days.
Cohen endorsed Netanyahu’s statements regarding the F-35, saying, “I attended cabinet meetings. Today, I spoke with the prime minister who categorically said there is no agreement (on the matter) and he did not agree to that.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website and other websites
