'Enables UAE's reckless conduct': Anti-war advocates slam $23bn US arms sale
Citing the UAE's role in Yemen and Libya, arms experts and rights groups say the sale 'undermines stability in the region'
Israel is the only other country in the Middle East to be approved for F-35 purchases (AFP/File photo)
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Published date: 14 April 2021 17:12 UTC
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When the Biden administration announced in late January that it planned to pause and review former President Donald Trump's $23bn arms sale to the United Arab Emirates, anti-war circles rejoiced.
The UAE had been repeatedly criticised on the Hill for its role in the Saudi-led coalition's indiscriminate bombings of market places, funerals, weddings, and hospitals in Yemen.