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U.S. Ups Funds for Israeli Missile Defense
(Jerusalem Post) Hilary Leila Krieger - President Obama has signed a defense spending bill that includes $202 million in funds for Israel's missile defense programs, the White House announced Monday. The Arrow-3 program will now get $50m. as opposed to the $37m. originally requested by the administration. In addition, the short-range ballistic missile defense program will get $80m., with the balance for the existing long-range program. The total is some $25m. more than was approved last year. "We are tremendously pleased with the ongoing cooperation between the United States and the State of Israel in the area of missile defense," an Israeli official said.