Former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres slams Israeli attitudes toward the US, which he says border on “ingratitude.”
As Israel receives the F-35 fighter jets from the US, Peres says he’s occasionally “stunned by the lack of a favorable attitude, not to mention unfairness toward the Obama administration, which borders on ingratitude, and it hurts me,” the Ynet news website reports.
Lockheed Martin unveils Israel’s first F-35 fighter jet in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 2016. (Lockheed Martin)
“Israel received a gift that no other country received,” continues Peres. “I still recall that in 1960, America refused to give us guns. Now it’s giving us something that no other country is receiving… As an Israeli citizen, I want to extend my deepest thanks to the US government, led by President Obama, for this incredible and exceptional gift. We very much appreciate it and thank you for your constant support for Israel’s needs. I think I say thank you on behalf of most of Israel’s citizens.”
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres in The Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv on July 27, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
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