(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - Despite the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Israel and Washington to end the dispute over Israel's sale to China of spare parts for attack drones, U.S. sanctions continue. U.S. sanctions involve limitations on the transfer of U.S. military technologies to Israel. These sanctions, which also involve Israeli industries that have not done business with China, have limited the ability of Israeli industries to do business with various U.S. industries. They have been a major blow to the Israel Air Force, since its access to the Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter program has now been restricted. In addition to the blow to its prestige, Israel will incur heavy financial damage due to the clause in the agreement requiring Israel not to send back the drone's repaired spare parts to China.
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