(AFP) The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted by a 410-4 margin to back President Obama's plans to give Israel $205 million for production of its short-range "Iron Dome" rocket defense system. "With nearly every square inch of Israel at risk from rocket and missile attacks, we must ensure that our most important ally in the region has the tools to defend itself," said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman.
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