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Iron Dome funding to Israel delayed in Senate, though favored to pass

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Assistance funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system was temporarily delayed in the U.S. Senate this week when it appeared as a sidenote to the Senate’s fight to avert a government shutdown. While working on...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery set near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 14, 2014. Photo by David Buimovitch/Flash90.

The baleful significance of the Democrats’ Iron Dome fiasco

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According to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, when the Democrats withdrew from their embattled spending bill $1 billion in emergency funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, this was merely a “technicality” that would...
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) speaking on the floor of the House about a bill to fund the Iron Dome missile-defense system to Israel. Source: Screenshot/C-SPAN.

After rough few days, Iron Dome funding prevails, but not without partisan finger-pointing

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Pro-Israel Democrats scrambled on Thursday to restore approximately $1 billion to help fund the replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system after funding was stripped earlier this week from the House of Representatives’ legislation...
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Bennett, Gantz thank US after lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Iron Dome funding

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz posted messages of thanks to the United States minutes after the House of Representatives voted in favor of supplying Israel with $1 billion worth...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, June 2021. Source: Benny Gantz/Twitter.

Gantz holds call with Austin to discuss how to halt Iran nuclear program

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, said Gantz’s office in a statement. The defense ministers “discussed regional developments, including the need to stop the...
A senior Israeli delegation, which was led by director-general of Israel's Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Eshel, participates in the annual U.S.-Israel Defense Policy Advisory Group in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 24-25, 2021. Credit: Julian Kemper/U.S. Department of Defense.

Senior Israeli delegation takes part in joint US defense-policy advisory group

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A senior delegation from Israel’s Ministry of Defense took part in a two-day annual dialogue with U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C. “The leaders discussed global and regional security challenges with a focus on the threats...
Iranian C-14 class missile boat. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: IDF intensifies attack options against Iranian missile, nuclear program

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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Wednesday that Iran’s nuclear progress has led the military to hasten its operational preparations for preparing an attack option against Tehran’s nuclear...
File photo: Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces train for combat, which means manifold defense on several fronts at once. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

IDF’s quest to widen efficiency gap with adversaries takes on new urgency

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In a remarkable farewell speech delivered on Sunday, the outgoing Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, delivered a noteworthy warning. Like deputy chiefs of staff before him, Zamir...
Israel's Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz: Mideast on verge of arms race if Iran continues path towards nukes

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Monday that the Middle East is on the verge of a new arms race, which could begin if “Iran continues to advance towards nuclear weapons and nuclear...
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi (right), chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, with CENTCOM Commander, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., June 23, 2021 Source: Twitter/IDF.

IDF’s Kochavi meets with Sullivan, intelligence officials to discuss regional security

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Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi met with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss regional security challenges and Israeli concerns about the flaws of the 2015...