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Israel Is Publicly Furious About Trump Lifting Turkey’s F-35 Sanctions at NATO

Israel has publicly pushed back after President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that the U.S. would lift sanctions on Turkey and consider resuming F-35 sales. The dispute has exposed a sharp split among Washington, Jerusalem and Ankara over regional military balance.

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Israel Is Publicly Furious About Trump Lifting Turkey’s F-35 Sanctions at NATO

Israel has publicly pushed back after President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that the U.S. would lift sanctions on Turkey and consider resuming F-35 sales. The dispute has exposed a sharp split among Washington, Jerusalem and Ankara over regional military balance.

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Israel has publicly pushed back after President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that the U.S. would lift sanctions on Turkey and consider resuming F-35 sales. The dispute has exposed a sharp split among Washington, Jerusalem and Ankara over regional military balance.

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