ISRAEL SAYS THE UNITED STATES DOESN'T SELL F-35S TO TURKEY

ON 7 JULY, ON THE EVE OF THE NATO SUMMIT IN ANKARA, THE TURKISH CAPITAL, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU CALLED OUT TO THE UNITED STATES ON 6 JULY: DO NOT SELL TO TURKEY THE F-35 COVERT FIGHTER JETS, NOR THE U.S.-MADE MOTORS SUITABLE FOR THE TURKISH-MADE COVERT FIGHTER JETS, ON THE GROUNDS THAT DOING SO WOULD THREATEN THE AIR SUPERIORITY OF THE ISRAELI FORCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. A SIMILAR STATEMENT WAS MADE THAT DAY BY THE ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS NATO SUMMIT WAS HELD FROM 7 TO 8 IN ANKARA. ACCORDING TO EARLIER INFORMATION, THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE SUMMIT TO IMPLEMENT THE PURCHASE BY THE TURKISH SIDE OF A UNITED STATES-MADE ENGINE THAT COULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A TURKISH-OWNED INVISIBLE FIGHTER. IN 2017, TURKEY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA FOR THE PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN-MADE S-400 ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEMS, AND THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN DEMANDING THAT TURKEY ABANDON RUSSIAN-STYLE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS AND REPLACE IT WITH A UNITED STATES-MADE “PATRIOTIC” SYSTEM, WHICH, WHEN REJECTED, KICKED TURKEY OUT OF THE F-35 WARPLANE PROJECT AND IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON TURKISH DEFENCE OFFICIALS. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES BECAME COLDER。