Israel fears loss of regional air dominance if US sells F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Israel's F-35I carries Israeli weapons, has installed advanced stealth systems and has been modified with external tanks to fly long missions without refuelling.
42% : The US military command was, reportedly, informed by Israel minutes before the strike when it was too late to mount a defence.
40% : [ Trump contradicts US intelligence and insists Saudi ruler had no role in journalist's murderOpens in new window ] Israel is only regional country to possess fifth-generation F-35s, which are manufactured in partnership by the US, Australia, Canada, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Britain and have been by deployed by them and another dozen countries.
39% : Having forged security ties with Pakistan and India as well as the US, Riyadh decided self-defence is the best guarantee of security after Israel bombed Qatar on September 9th, targeting a Hamas facility authorised by the US which maintains its main regional air base in the emirate.
37% : The attack was condemned by the United Nations Security Council.
25% : Israel claims that the sale of the F-35s would violate the US policy adopted by president Harry Truman in 1948 of maintaining Israel's military "edge" over all real and potential Arab antagonists.
25% : However, analysts argue the F-35 deal with the Saudis would not change the military balance as Israel is the regional military hegemon and Saudi Arabia has not been involved in hostilities toward Israel.
20% : This attack was the first by Israel on the six-state Gulf Co-operation Council which has not conducted violent acts against Israel.

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