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U.S. Military Aid Agreement Sends a Powerful Message to Israel's Enemies


(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The new 10-year military aid agreement between the U.S. and Israel will go a long way toward ensuring Israel's military superiority in the region. It sends a powerful message to Israel's enemies, who might have thought that U.S. support for Israel is waning, that when it comes to providing Israel with the wherewithal to defend itself, by itself, America still very much has Israel's back. They see that Israel's military power will remain formidable for the foreseeable future. That it is Obama offering this package - a progressive Democrat who has had his disagreements with Israel and not been shy about making them public - means that wider swaths of the American public may be more likely to understand that this is something truly in America's interests.
2016-09-14 00:00:00
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