Jerusalem – Israeli Official Troubled By US-Saudi Arms Deal

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    U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan as he sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst -Jerusalem – A senior Israeli Cabinet minister has voiced concern about the U.S.’s $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

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    Yuval Steinitz, a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israeli officials will have to “hear the explanations” of the deal when President Donald Trump arrives in Israel on Monday.

    Steinitz says it is crucial that Israel maintain its military edge over its Arab neighbors, despite warming ties with Sunni Arab countries like Saudi Arabia.

    Steinitz says, “This is not a country that we have diplomatic relations with” and that it “is still a hostile country and nobody knows what the future holds.”

    Steinitz says the deal is “definitely something that should trouble us.”


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    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    6 years ago

    You bet it should trouble all of us!! He sold us down the river!!

    6 years ago

    The libs in the media said Trumps business ties (i.e. hotels in Dubai) would pose as a conflict of interest!
    Unfortunately, no Pres is a tabula rasa! Tefilah, Tzedakah, and Gemilas Chesed is what will help the current situation in Israel and around the world!

    happypappy
    happypappy
    6 years ago

    Tje big question is did this huge deal include the trump white house putting pressure on Israel to ke bad concessions, turning the trump admin into a continuation of the Obama agenda?

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    6 years ago

    I am.not troubled by this these weapons will hurt Iran when will the Zionists realizebtheyre military is nothing more than an extension of the will of the One Above and it is Torah that protects am yisroel. The Zionists in him Kippur war needlessly allowed 1000 news to die by ignoring intelligence. Zionism is doomed .

    6 years ago

    > nobody knows what the future holds

    One safe bet along with death and taxes is that the arms will become obsolete very soon after receipt, and will become useless even sooner without spare parts.

    grandbear
    grandbear
    6 years ago

    I don’t think the saudis are capable of using these weapons and their army would run at the first shot of an enimy.

    6 years ago

    Israel troubled?? Trump shldnt give a SH.. What thwy think. They really think they can dominate him. Its about time they see theyre doomed with him. Trump has Zionism knee deep in the erd. Good for him!!!