In the interview with The Wall Street Journal Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls to join the West’s efforts to arm Ukraine, saying he also shared concerns with Russia over Moscow’s growing military ties to Iran.
Israel cannot allow the United States to give the jointly developed Iron Dome air defense system to Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, citing concerns that Israeli weaponry could be seized on the Ukrainian battlefield and end up in Iranian hands. “We have concerns that I don’t think any of the Western allies of Ukraine have,” he said.