08/10/2010 Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said on Friday that the sale by the United States of 20 F-35 fighter jets to the Israeli enemy would pose a serious threat to security in the Middle East.
"The agreement to buy F-35 planes signed by Israel seriously threatens stability and security in the region," Moallem told reporters in Sirte, Libya where Arab foreign ministers were meeting.
"We are told that (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu will announce a two-month freeze on settlements, provided this issue is not raised again, and obtain in exchange a deal for very sophisticated arms," he said.
"The question is no longer a two-month settlement freeze, but rather a threat to Arab security."
Officials in Washington announced on Thursday that Israel signed the contract for the 20 fighter jets after the United States offered "incentives" for the Zionist entity to help sputtering peace talks.
(AFP)
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