Posted on 12/23/2010 7:17:08 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
-- Despite rebuffing U.S. calls for a partial settlement freeze on the occupied Palestinian territories, Israel is still hoping to acquire another 20 U.S.-built F-35 fighter jets free of charge.
The United States offered Israel a package of incentives last month in a bid to sway Tel Aviv to halt a contentious development project in the West Bank for 90 days.
The package included the supply of another 20 radar-evading Joint Strike Fighter jets, estimated at $3 billion. It also included diplomatic promises of blocking any initiative at the U.N. Security Council critical of Israel and the signing of a comprehensive security agreement with Israel.
Israel had already purchase a first tranche of F-35 last August
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soetoro is an islamist. Israel should not make deals with islamists any more than they would make deals with Nazis.
Additional jets offered but the terms and conditions are not discussed, and DFARS prohibits transfers of SME/MDE without specific congressional authorization, as well as the US cannot make or lose money on any weapons transfers over, I think, 200 million.
This appears to be an offer to allow an option of 20-additional jets, not a free offer.
It would be nice of the reporters would do their homework and know the processes and laws dictating FMS.
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