Oublious
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2012
- Messages
- 7,567
- Reaction score
- -3
- Country
- Location
Featured UAE cancels meeting with Israel and the United States over Netanyahu's statement against the F-35 deal
- Thread starter ASKardar
- Start date
just off topic point . good to hear your honest view on this Why have Egypt and Pakistan never took off in defence or relationship. was it your early Russian pact in the 50s prevented you to have dialogue with pak was with America. I hardly never heard Pakistan serious with Egypt or Syria. I can not understand what’s done this is there rivalry or hostility as you have better friendship with India ? do you feel there is no benefit either of us from each other I find that sad
Taimoor Khan
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2016
- Messages
- 13,811
- Reaction score
- 4
- Country
- Location
BS. they just hosted Mossad cheif!
Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen
BANNED
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2017
- Messages
- 28,401
- Reaction score
- -82
- Country
- Location
Bad new for US is good new for China and Russia. Instead of F-35, UAE will buy J-20 and Su-57.
K Shehzad
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- May 18, 2019
- Messages
- 134
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
UAE calls off ceremonial meeting due to Israeli prime minister's opposition to arms deal between Washington and Abu Dhabi, Axios reports.
The United Arab Emirates cancelled a meeting with Israeli and American officials to formalise normalisation, due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the US selling Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to Abu Dhabi, Axios reported.
Citing three anonymous sources, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reported on Monday that Emirati officials abruptly cancelled a ceremonial meeting that was set to take place last Friday "indefinitely".
Abu Dhabi had been trying to purchase the advanced US-made jets, but American policy dictates that Israel must maintain its military superiority in the region.
Initial reports had indicated that Netanyahu had agreed to the F-35 sales after the UAE announced a deal to normalise relations with Israel earlier this month. But the Israeli premier voiced public opposition to the F-35 sale last week.
"The peace agreement with the UAE does not include any clauses on the matter, and the United States clarified to Israel that it will always safeguard Israel's qualitative edge," Netanyahu said.
Top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash told the Atlantic Council last week that acquiring the F-35s was a "legitimate" defence concern for Abu Dhabi, noting that the UAE had been trying to get the jets for six years.
"This is something on the table. We have legitimate requests that are there. We ought to get them… Now the whole idea of, you know, the state of belligerency or war with Israel will no longer exist, so I think it should be actually more easier," Gargash said.
The ceremonial signing of the deal with Israel in the presence of US officials was set to boost President Donald Trump's reelection campaign. It is not clear if the reported cancelling of the meeting will affect the normalisation agreement.
On Monday, Netanyahu reiterated his stance that the preliminary normalisation deal with the UAE did not include any agreement on arms sales.
"I don’t know of any arms deal that has been agreed upon. It may be contemplated; our position hasn’t changed," he said after meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
"But I also learned from Secretary Pompeo – heard again a very, very strong commitment that under all circumstances, the United States will ensure Israel’s qualitative edge. That has been proven to be true over four decades of peace with Egypt, two and a half decades of peace with Jordan."
For his part, Pompeo vowed to continue to bolster the UAE's defence capabilities while maintaining the Americcan commitment to Israel's so-called qualitative military edge.
"We have a 20-plus year security relationship with the United Arab Emirates as well, where we have provided them with technical assistance and military assistance," Pompeo said.
"We will now continue to review that process to continue to make sure that we’re delivering them with the equipment that they need to secure and defend their own people from this same threat, from the Islamic Republic of Iran as well."
The United Arab Emirates cancelled a meeting with Israeli and American officials to formalise normalisation, due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the US selling Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to Abu Dhabi, Axios reported.
Citing three anonymous sources, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reported on Monday that Emirati officials abruptly cancelled a ceremonial meeting that was set to take place last Friday "indefinitely".
Abu Dhabi had been trying to purchase the advanced US-made jets, but American policy dictates that Israel must maintain its military superiority in the region.
Initial reports had indicated that Netanyahu had agreed to the F-35 sales after the UAE announced a deal to normalise relations with Israel earlier this month. But the Israeli premier voiced public opposition to the F-35 sale last week.
"The peace agreement with the UAE does not include any clauses on the matter, and the United States clarified to Israel that it will always safeguard Israel's qualitative edge," Netanyahu said.
Top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash told the Atlantic Council last week that acquiring the F-35s was a "legitimate" defence concern for Abu Dhabi, noting that the UAE had been trying to get the jets for six years.
"This is something on the table. We have legitimate requests that are there. We ought to get them… Now the whole idea of, you know, the state of belligerency or war with Israel will no longer exist, so I think it should be actually more easier," Gargash said.
The ceremonial signing of the deal with Israel in the presence of US officials was set to boost President Donald Trump's reelection campaign. It is not clear if the reported cancelling of the meeting will affect the normalisation agreement.
On Monday, Netanyahu reiterated his stance that the preliminary normalisation deal with the UAE did not include any agreement on arms sales.
"I don’t know of any arms deal that has been agreed upon. It may be contemplated; our position hasn’t changed," he said after meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
"But I also learned from Secretary Pompeo – heard again a very, very strong commitment that under all circumstances, the United States will ensure Israel’s qualitative edge. That has been proven to be true over four decades of peace with Egypt, two and a half decades of peace with Jordan."
For his part, Pompeo vowed to continue to bolster the UAE's defence capabilities while maintaining the Americcan commitment to Israel's so-called qualitative military edge.
"We have a 20-plus year security relationship with the United Arab Emirates as well, where we have provided them with technical assistance and military assistance," Pompeo said.
"We will now continue to review that process to continue to make sure that we’re delivering them with the equipment that they need to secure and defend their own people from this same threat, from the Islamic Republic of Iran as well."
Enigma SIG
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2009
- Messages
- 8,593
- Reaction score
- -5
- Country
- Location
To soon. UAE wants to kiss when all Israel wanted was a know-you session.
Nadeem Ganjum
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- May 24, 2020
- Messages
- 210
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
Poor UAE thought by boot licking Israelis they'll get what they want. Poor bitc*es...
Pan-Islamic-Pakistan
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- May 28, 2018
- Messages
- 13,153
- Reaction score
- 5
- Country
- Location
They bought out UAE, than reneged on the deal. UAE should have seen it coming.
No. They want them to raise their nighties, bend over and take it.
Jinn Baba
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2015
- Messages
- 3,067
- Reaction score
- -1
- Country
- Location
Aww, your new buddy isn't letting you get flashy toys? Should try your other buddy India and get some Tejas - they're apparently just as good and if you're quick to order you might get the initial deliveries around 2050 
PatrioticPaki
FULL MEMBER
New Recruit
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2016
- Messages
- 99
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
As I said in other thread; "Gali ka kutta, na ghar ka na ghaat ka". They are in a situation where they can not even undo their decision of recognizing Israel whatsoeever, lol!
Last edited:
Similar threads
