Netanyahu says Israel will keep ‘qualitative advantage’ despite F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia

Nov 21, 2025 - 03:00
 1
Netanyahu says Israel will keep ‘qualitative advantage’ despite F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the United States has assured his country’s “qualitative advantage” in the Middle East despite President Trump’s plan to sell F-35 advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The sale concerned Israeli and some U.S. officials about whether it could destabilize Israel’s so-called qualitative military edge (QME), which Congress has…