Too good to say no?
If this report is to be believed, what clinched the 'settlement freeze' extension for Prime Minister Netanyahu is the extra F-35 squadron. The offer of a second squadron of F-35s was first made to Israel in early September, in talks which Defense Minister Ehud Barak led in Washington ahead of the expiration of the previous 10- month freeze on settlement construction, in a bid to get Israel to extend the freeze. At the time, Israel rejected the offer.God willing, the Arabs and the Persians won't succeed in destroying us by then.
After the offer in September, the IDF established a team consisting of officers from the air force and the military’s Strategic Planning Division, which analyzed the effect the arrival of an additional squadron of F- 35s would have on Israel and its strategic standing in the Middle East.
“This is a very difficult offer to say no to,” a senior defense official said on Sunday, amid news that Netanyahu was working to obtain a majority in his cabinet to approve a new moratorium.
It is unclear when the additional squadron would arrive, if Israel accepts the US offer.
Delivery of the squadron Israel ordered last month is scheduled to begin sometime between 2016 and 2017.
Labels: F-35, settlement freeze, strategic planning
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:17 PM
2 Comments:
With the delays they've already announced for the F-35 I would be surprised if Israel gets them by 2020.
An extra squadron of planes is worth denying Jews their basic human rights for three more months.
Like I said Jews are for sale in the Jewish State.
Its just disgusting!
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