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Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter

A massive US weapons deal with Israel means more weapons for its Arab neighbors, too

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The US has approved the biggest arms deal in history: a $38 billion agreement to supply Israel with jets, bombs, missiles and military support for the next 10 years. And now that the paper is signed, look for arms deals with Israel’s Arab neighbors to proceed.

President Barack Obama at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Inconvenient truths about Washington’s alliance with Saudi Arabia

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