“The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sent a very clear and enormously important message of solidarity with Israel against the Iranian nuclear threat—which endangers American, Israeli, and international security,” the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said in a statement.
“AIPAC urges the full Senate to act expeditiously to adopt the resolution.”
Also on Tuesday, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon warned in an Independence Day speech that the Iranian nuclear program could lead to “an arms race in the Middle East, and cause nuclear weapons to spread to terror organizations." Ya'alon said the situation with Iran "could be a nightmare for the Western world.”
http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/US-Senate-ctee-US-will-assist-Israel-if-it-attacks-Iran-310011
Also in the Jerusalem Post
Pentagon seeks $220 million for Israel’s Iron Dome
Israeli and US officials last year said the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted about 400 rockets fired at Israel, or about 85 percent of those targeted by its radar and battle-management system as heading toward populated areas, during eight days of bloodshed between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip.
Iron Dome, made in Israel by Haifa-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., is designed to intercept and destroy rockets capable of flying as far as 70 kilometers (44 miles). Israel has fielded its first five batteries of launchers and interceptors costing as much as $90,000 apiece, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Pentagon-seeks-220-million-for-Israels-Iron-Dome-system-310026
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