Washington – U.S. Says Report Of F-16 Jet Sale To Egypt in Grapel Deal Fabricated

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    U.S. Congressman Gary Ackerman (L) Ilan Grapel (C) and Grapel mother at a press conference at the King Daviv hotel in Jerusalem, October 27, 2011. Grapel, who has been held in Egypt for over four months on espionage charges, was released today in exchange for 25 Egyptian prisoners. Photo by FLASH90 Washington – The US on Thursday denied reports that they agreed to sell an F-16 fighter plane to Egypt in connection with the release of Ilan Grapel.

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    “There is no truth to [these] press reports,” a US statement read. “Since 1982, the US government has sold over 220 F16s to Egypt as part of our long standing bilateral defense relationship,” the statement continued.


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    concerned_Jew
    concerned_Jew
    12 years ago

    An anti semite probably raised the issue. How dare those Jews influence the American government to sell an F16 to Egypt to get one of their own released. Look at how those Jews control the world. What a ridiculous accusation. The US Government does what is in its best interest and they certainly are not going to sell or provide an F16 to release a prisoner. Anti semites are always looking for a way to blame the Jews even if it is totally absurd. The Arabs blamed Israel for 9-11. Wake up nations, judgement day is coming!