(Jerusalem Post) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro told Israel that the $30 billion sale of 84 new F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia will not affect Israel's "qualitative military edge," the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The U.S. was confident that the Saudi purchase would benefit Israeli security by "bolstering moderate allies in the Gulf," especially in light of Israel and the Gulf country's shared beliefs about the need to curb Iran.
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