Israel demands exclusivity for stealth jets from the US
Lesson Brief
NRG
On September 20, NRG reported that the U.S. government indicated to Israel that it would grant it exclusivity as the only country in the region allowed to purchase the F-35 stealth jet. The article quoted a letter from US President Obama to a Democratic Party senator, stating that Israel would be the only country in the region allowed to purchase the planes. The article posited that the exclusivity arrangement was a concession to Israel for the recent Iranian nuclear agreement.
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- signing of the agreement
- חתימת ההסכם
- fait accompli
- עוּבדָה מוגמרת
- recipient
- נִמעָן
- stealth jets
- מטוסי חמקן / מטוסי החמקן
- statement(s)
- הִתבַּטְאוּת, הִתבַּטְאוּיות
- from the start, all along
- מִלְכַתְחִילָה
- answer, response
- מַעֲנֶה
- exclusivity
- בִּלעָדִיוּת
- among other things
- בֵּין הַיֵתֶר
- security experts
- מוּמחי בִּטָחוֹן