Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE ZOA Strongly Opposes Sale of F-35 Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia, Which Violates U.S. Legal Obligations to Israel Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: ZOA strongly opposes selling powerful F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The sale would substantially impair Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME), and involve severe additional risks to U.S. and Israeli security. An F-35 stealth fighter jet can reach Israel in mere minutes. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is reportedly seeking forty-eight F-35s, a larger number than Israel currently has. This massive, dangerous sale is likely to violate the U.S. legal obligation under 22 U.S. Code § 2776(h) to assure Israel’s QME – Israel’s ability to counter and defeat any credible conventional military threat from any individual state or possible coalition of states, or from non-state actors, while sustaining minimal damages and casualties. Notably, Saudi Arabia still has no formal relations with Israel, continues to boycott Israeli products, and prohibits Israelis from visiting Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia continues to make hostile demands on Israel, including conditioning relations on establishing a terrorist Palestinian Arab State on Israel’s lawful land – which would be an existential threat to Israel. Saudi Arabia also co-led the UN summit in September 2025 that rewarded Palestinian terror by ratcheting up the pressure for establishing a Palestinian Arab terror state on Israel’s land. Even if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords, this would not overcome the impairment to Israel’s QME. Nations that join the Accords are not excluded from QME calculations, for good reasons. Saudi Arabia is an Islamic dictatorship whose present leaders could be replaced by leaders who are hostile to America, and who have no compunction tearing up an accord with Israel. A signature on a piece of paper – which can be revoked by a future Saudi regime – is not worth trading away tangible weapons capabilities that can be turned against, and severely damage, Israeli and U.S. security. In addition, Saudi Arabia’s comprehensive strategic partnership and joint military exercises with China, and rapprochement with Iran – both powerful enemies of the U.S. – heighten the dangers of an F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia. The highly advanced F-35 technology could end up in the hands of our enemy China (or even Iran if the rapprochement continues to deepen), endangering American interests. Just days ago, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China increased Saudi-China military cooperation by completing “Blue Sword-2025” (a.k.a “Blue Sword-4”) joint naval training drills. Continue Reading     Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email     DONATE www.zoa.org Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2025. All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice