Israeli Defense Officials Worried Over Cuts To US Military Aid

[Purveyor]

Defense officials expressed concern Wednesday that American financial cutbacks may result in drastic cuts to military aid to Israel and could put anti-missile defense projects such as David’s Sling and the Arrow 3 on the chopping block.

Israeli and American officials are expected to begin negotiations over a new, multi-year military aid package in the wake of US President Barack Obama’s visit in the region last week.

“Our current agreement lasts through 2017, and we’ve directed our teams to start working on extending it for the years beyond,” Obama said at a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week.

Israeli officials hope that the basic outline of the current US military aid agreement will be preserved in a future multi-year defense deal with the US. There is grave concern over possible cuts in aid, however, because of the American economic crisis and the effects of sequestration – the across-the-board cuts mandated by 2011 legislation – on the US defense budget, Maariv reported on Wednesday.

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[idwiyo]

1. My heart bleeds purple panther piss for them. Thats all I can say.

[geek tragedy]

2. Oh dear, what a tragedy that the most affluent country in the Middle East

would be forced to pay for its own weapons.

[AndyTiedye]

3. AIPAC Will be Lobbying Hard to Slash Social Security and Medicare to Pay For It

[bike man]

4. The cash cow may be downsized to a mere calf. They're gonna be hatin' on that. nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. Let me try to squeeze out a tear for them....nope, can't do it.

[Autumn]

6. If American have to put up with cuts, I see no reason why they shouldn't

get cuts. My heart doesn't bleed over this. In fact it should be done more often.