Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted yesterday that the UAE should spend its money feeding hungry children rather than buying F-35s from the United States and that she’s introducing legislation to prevent the sale of the advanced fighter jets:
A single F-35 costs over $100 million. For that kind of money, we could feed 40 million kids.
I've introduced legislation to block the sale of F-35s and other weapons to the UAE, a global human rights abuser. We should be focused on the deadly pandemic, not arming dictators. pic.twitter.com/tUUldnPfIn
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) November 23, 2020
And do you know who agrees with her? Israel, that’s who:
A group of senators announce their rejection of the #US sale of F-35 fighter jets and other weapons systems to the #UAE under the proposed deal worth more than $23 billion, citing security concerns for #Israel. https://t.co/mJdNCnYmqy
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 20, 2020
Prime Minister Netanyahu is opposed to the sale:
Scoop: UAE cancels meeting with Israel and the U.S. after Netanyahu opposes F-35 arms deal. My story on @axios and @WallaNews https://t.co/mk5YuHyWkh
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 24, 2020
It’s the “epic-handshake meme” come to life:
https://twitter.com/chrstphr_woody/status/1331239221164724231
Literally! (Via ImgFlip):
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