Ken,
Pffffff. What do the folks in a teeny tiny nation like Israel know about fighters and modern air warfare? Certainly not as much as the nabobs in this thread.
Have you ever personally dealt with the Israelis industry in the aviation world? If you have, you wouldn't write stuff like your above quote. The Israelis fully understand what they will be taking delivery of, including all the shortcomings. They will quickly assess and apply whatever is required to make the aircraft perform as near as possible to what the original sales pitch from L-M was. You think for an instant they will honor the minor piece of paper that says you can't look at or touch or modify certain things in the F-35? Think again. They will have what they want and need in the F-35 up and flying while L-M and the US DoD/JPO are busy rearranging schedules, writing wordy defense of program papers and babying the built aircraft which will take years to totally fix. When you point your finger and call people "nabobs", your thumb is point at you.