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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/world/middleeast/20gates.html
U.S. Reassures Israel about Arms Sale to Saudis
[New York Times] David S. Cloud - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that he had reassured Israel that a planned major American arms sale to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries would not threaten Israel's military superiority and was necessary to counter a threat from Iran. Gates emphasized that Iran posed a greater threat to Israel than did the Arab countries that were to receive the sophisticated weaponry.