The semi-official Cairo newspaper Al Ahram criticized the United States today for training Israeli fighter pilots on American soil. The U.S. Air Force disclosed this week that 120 Israeli pilots would be taught to fly supersonic F-4 Phantom jets at a California airbase. They are currently undergoing language training in Texas. Al Ahram, which is regarded as a mouthpiece of the Nasser regime, warned that the training would undermine chances for a Middle East peace. The paper said the U.S. “was not merely replenishing Israel’s military arsenal but also developing Israel’s technical know-how.”
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