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Dem-Led House Allocates Additional $205 million for Iron Dome

The Democratic-led House of Representatives allocated an additional $205 million for Israel’s Iron Dome missile shield for fiscal year 2011. Haaretz reported that the newest funding is in addition to the $200 million allocated for the Arrow and David’s Sling missile defense projects. Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ) said following the allocation, “This was a priority of Congress and President Obama, and it is the first funding of its kind for this important short-range rocket and artillery shell defense system.” Rothman also declared:

This funding sends a strong message, to both our enemies and allies, by providing more total dollars than ever before toward these rocket and missile defense programs. This is only the latest example that when it comes to defense, military, and intelligence cooperation, the relationship between the U.S. and Israel has never been stronger.

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