Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox and Friends Monday and urged Donald Trump not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, warnin...

Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox and Friends Monday and urged Donald Trump not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, warning the move would shatter the military balance of power in the Middle East and threaten Israeli air superiority in the region. Netanyahu did not hold back on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He called Erdogan a leader who openly calls for the annihilation of Israel, occupies half of Cyprus, threatens Greece, and talks openly about conquering Jerusalem. He described Turkey's government as "a regime infected by the Muslim Brotherhood" that hates America and chants death to America. The Israeli prime minister argued that handing Turkey F-35s or even F-35 engines would undermine the strategic posture the US and Israel have built across the Middle East. He also cited Ankara's backing of Hamas and its failure to take any action against Iran as further reasons Turkey should not receive the jets. Trump is scheduled to meet Erdogan this week at the NATO summit in Ankara. The timing makes Netanyahu's warning direct and urgent, coming just days before the two leaders sit down. On his own relationship with Trump, Netanyahu downplayed any tension, saying the two "see eye-to-eye on just about everything" and remain close allies. He acknowledged Trump has his own style of communicating and said he had not yet set a date for his upcoming face-to-face meeting with the US president. He said he hopes that meeting will help advance the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon peace deal. Netanyahu's remarks on Cyprus and Greece are notable, framing both as NATO allies being actively threatened and destabilized by Ankara. #Turkey #NATO #Greece