Netanyahu and Jewish lobby put pressure on Trump administration to ban sale of F-35s to Türkiye. They particularly talk to Foreign Minister Marco Rubio to halt the sale.
▫️ Israel argues that Turkey’s re-inclusion in the F-35 program would change the military balance in the region.
▫️ Netanyahu says this could limit Israel’s mobility, especially during operations in Syria.
▫️ Turkey was previously excluded from the program, but its re-inclusion was recently on the agenda.
Straturka has asked several Turkish analyst about Israel efforts regarding F-35 sales. They unanimously welcomed Israel’s attitude, arguing that embargoes on Türkiye led to emergence of KAAN jet and many other advanced weapons. Analysts also advised Turkish government not to insist on buying F-35s due to kill switch risk.
