U.S. Offers More F-35 Jets to Israel, Ashkenazi Says
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The U.S. has offered Israel additional F-35 fighter jets, Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, said today.
The Israeli general’s comments, at a Pentagon meeting with the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, is the first public statement confirming news reports that the U.S. has offered additional Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35s as part of a diplomatic effort to revive direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.