(Reuters) Patricia Zengerle - More than four-fifths of the U.S. Senate have signed a letter urging President Obama to quickly reach an agreement on a new defense aid package for Israel worth more than the current $3 billion per year. 51 Republicans and 32 Democrats signed the letter, led by Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chris Coons. "In light of Israel's dramatically rising defense challenges, we stand ready to support a substantially enhanced new long-term agreement to help provide Israel the resources it requires to defend itself and preserve its qualitative military edge," said the letter. The funding is intended to allow Israel's military to maintain a technological advantage over its Arab neighbors. The letter said the Senate also intends to consider increased U.S. funding for cooperative missile defense programs.
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