"This nation has extraordinary abilities in the economy, in defense and security, and in statesmanship. We have proven that Israel could be transformed from a small country in the corner of the Middle East into a major force on the global stage,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Despite the belligerent, infuriating rhetoric from Jordanian lawmakers, the Jordanian government is rational and has avoided hasty declarations capable of torpedoing the natural gas deal with Israel, which the kingdom badly needs.
Washington is concerned that deploying Russia's S-400 with the F-35 would allow the Kremlin to gain too much inside information about the aircraft’s stealth system. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry: Move unfair, could affect relations between countries. NATO chief expresses concern over Turkey’s expulsion from the F-35 program.
“The stakes for what we do now as a nation are enormous,” said American Jewish Committee chief policy officer Jason Isaacson. “To capably combat anti-Semitism. leaders need to lead and conclusively demonstrate that anti-Semitism within their own ranks is unacceptable," he says.
The agreement involves a range of maintenance and other services for subsystems of Israel Aerospace’s naval medium-range surface-to-air missile. To date, more than $6 billion worth of MRSAM systems have been sold worldwide.
