Current sectionU.S. NewsDuring Trump's first term, the U.S. removed Turkey from the F-35 program after Turkey purchased an air defense system from Russia • Netanyahu urged against the sale, arguing that such transfers would 'upset the balance of power in the Middle East'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 formatSubscribe09:53 AM • July 07 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will allow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to purchase F-35 fighter jets from the United States, The New York Times reported on Monday, only hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the president against the potential sale.CommentsIn the NewsExplosions Rock Damascus, Wounding 18, as French President Macron Visits SyriaUntil Trump Pushes Israel to Ease on Gaza, Hamas' Resignation Remains SymbolicFrench Court Clears Way for Le Pen to Run in 2027, Under a Condition She RejectsShip Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Says No Talks Unless Trump Halts ThreatsIsrael Ex-security Chiefs Slam Gov't Court Defiance, Warn of Threat to ElectionsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 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 PrimaryAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff Doubles