Israel Asks US For $700 Million In Military Aid

[Purveyor]

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 stem, which is still under development.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4212656,00.html

[frazzled]

1. Wrong forum /nt

[Purveyor]

9. There is no discussion in this article of Palestine, Gaza, etc so no, this isn't in the

'wrong forum'.

[Fozzledick]

15. Really? Where are the missles coming from?

[Lil Missy]

2. No more aid. Period.

[juajen]

3. I agree, but they control a lot of votes, so don't think that will happen. Either party would give

them assistance.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. We don't have enough money to fund our schools in the USA

People here do not have healthcare.

Israel has enough money of its own to pay for its own rockets

[AnOhioan]

5. Translation...we want to attack Iran...we want you to pay for it

[madokie]

6. Screw 'm

and the hate they rode in on

[Owlet]

7. Meanwhile...

What Israel Sent To Azerbaijan

April 4, 2012: Azerbaijan angered its neighbor, Iran, when it recently purchased $1.6 billion in military equipment from Israel. Details of this purchase were never mentioned, but now the veil of secrecy is being lifted. Among the items ordered were Gabriel anti-ship missiles. These are 522 kg (1,150 pound) weapons with a range of 36 kilometers. Azerbaijan will use these to protect its Caspian Sea coast from the growing number of Iranian warships being introduced in the area.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20120404.aspx

[Vinca]

8. Sorry . . . we're spending our rocket money on food this month.

[Autumn]

10. I guess they can cut food stamps or heating aid to our poor

to make sure they get their $700 million. And what pisses me off is they probably will.

[hifiguy]

11. Count on it going through

The AIPAC tail will wag the political dog as it always does.

[bart95]

14. why do you say that?

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ever seen all of these people at a forum for average Americans? I havent

[bart95]

12. didnt they just say what they do with their military is none of our business?

wonder why the change of heart?

[gratuitous]

13. It's still none of our business

But please to pay for it?