Former Israeli Fighter Squadron Commander Warns Turkey's F-35 Acquisition Will Shift Middle East Balance
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Retired Israeli Brigadier General Meir Most warned that Turkey's planned F-35 jet purchase threatens to disrupt Middle East power dynamics and weaken Israel's air superiority, urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to block the deal.
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- Turkey's F-35 acquisition will disrupt Middle East power balance, including Israel's position.
- Israel will retain air superiority but it will be weakened by Turkey's new jets.
- The Middle East has shifted with a weakening Shiite axis creating a power vacuum.
- Turkey seeks to fill this vacuum, changing regional dynamics.
- PM Netanyahu's mission includes delaying or stopping Turkey's F-35 deal.
- Meir Most is a retired Brigadier General and former commander of Israel's 69th Fighter Squadron.
Retired Brigadier General Meir Most, former commander of Israel's 69th Fighter Squadron, warned in an interview with ynet that Turkey's acquisition of F-35 fighter jets would disrupt the balance of power across the Middle East, including Israel. He acknowledged that while Israel would maintain air superiority, it would be diminished by Turkey's new capabilities.
Most explained that the Middle East's geopolitical landscape has changed, with the weakening of the Shiite axis creating a power vacuum. Turkey aims to fill this space, altering the regional reality. He emphasized that one of Prime Minister Netanyahu's key tasks is to delay or prevent the F-35 deal with Turkey as much as possible to preserve Israel's strategic advantage.
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