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Title: Israel Asks US For $700 Million In Military Aid
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YNET
URL Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4212656,00.html
Published: Apr 5, 2012
Author: YNET
Post Date: 2012-04-05 11:01:05 by Brian S
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Comments: 4
Israel has asked the United States for assistance estimated at $700 million in order to produce more Iron Dome and Magic Wand missile and rocket defense batteries, sources told Ynet on Wednesday. The Iron Dome is designed to intercept rockets fired from a relatively short range, while the Magic Wand intercepts missiles fired from a range of at least 70km, including cruise missiles and missiles with ballistic warheads such as the Squd, Shihab and Sejil. According to sources privy to the deal, Jerusalem and Washington are currently discussing the aid package, which if approved will allow Israel to equip its defense apparatus with four additional Iron Dome batteries and accelerate the completion of the Magic Wand system, which is still under development. The sources also noted that if the deal is approved, Israel will be able it to protect its territory from rocket and missile attacks until 2015. The US Congress and administration's apparent willingness to allocate the funds may be seen as an attempt to incentivize Israel to delay its decision vis-à-vis a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. According to estimates, Israel will have six Iron Dome batteries instead of the four it currently has by the second half of 2013.
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Title: Rocket fired from Egypt hits Israeli city of Eilat Source: BBC URL Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17620925 Coincidence? I think not...
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'! It's McCain, Graham, Romney, Obama and their Muslim Brotherhood. A K A Stone may have joined the MB too, since he's backing Romney. The neocons are on a jihad. They were against radical Islam, before they were for it. The Romney flip flop clan.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
13 TRILLION IN DEBT and we have to give Israel money. Something smells 'fishy' here, Gafilta fishy.
Israel is a wealthy, technologically advanced country. They don't need any of our money to defend themselves.
#2. To: Brian S, A K A Stone (#1)
Rocket fired from Egypt hits Israeli city of Eilat
"In February, McCain and Graham came out in support of the Muslim Brotherhood". 
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: Brian S (#1)
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
Iran’s main drive for acquiring atomic weapons is not for use against Israel but as a deterrent against U.S. intervention -- Major General Zeevi Farkash, head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate
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