Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityLast month, Trump signaled he might sell Turkey F110 fighter jet engines and readmit it to the F-35 program, a move Netanyahu said would 'upset the balance of power in the Middle East.' He also insisted Israel is the 'model ally' to the U.S.Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Samuels09:12 PM • July 06 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States on Monday not to sell F-35 fighter jets or F110 fighter jet engines to Turkey, arguing that doing so would upset the regional balance of power by undermining Israel's air superiority. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel–TurkeyRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBank of Israel Cuts Interest Rate but Warns Against More Military SpendingEx-presidents of Israel's Top Court Say Government Defiance Is End of DemocracyFacing a Constitutional Crisis, Israelis Have One Option LeftAnissa Helou's New Book of Lebanese Recipes Spotlights Villages Scarred by WarShin Bet Chief Reconsiders Agency's Stance on Disqualified Kahanist PartyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIn His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank