Obama signs bill granting Israel $ 225 mil for Iron Dome

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President Barack Obama signs "H.J. Res. 76," a bill that provides an additional $225 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. (Source: AP)
President Barack Obama signs “H.J. Res. 76,” a bill that provides an additional $225 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. (Source: AP)

US President Barack Obama signed a bill on Monday granting an additional $225 million to Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome missile defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.

“This funding will ensure that Israel will be able to sustain production of Iron Dome components in order to maintain adequate stockpiles of Iron Dome interceptors and equipment,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said after Obama signed the legislation into law.

“The United States is proud that the Iron Dome system developed in coordination with Israel and funded by the US has saved countless Israeli lives. Continued bipartisan support for Iron Dome funding ensures Israel will retain vital defense against rockets and artillery in light of the enduring threats,” he said.

Earnest said the US has been clear since the start of the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip that no country can abide rocket attacks against its civilians.

“The US supports Israel’s right to defend itself against such attacks. We also continue to call on Israeli authorities to take all feasible precautions to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza and protect the civilian Palestinian population from the effects of attacks, and we continue to stress that all parties to the conflict must comply with international humanitarian law,” he said.

Both the chambers of the US Congress – House of Representatives and the Senate – had passed the legislation last week.

“With Israel once again under attack by rockets above and tunnels below, our bipartisan resolve to stand by Israel is firm and unwavering,” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said.

The House of Representatives Speaker, John Boehner, said the House will always support Israel’s right to defend itself.

“This will help protect Israeli citizens from rocket attacks by Hamas, which still has thousands of rockets in its arsenal. By coming together in bipartisan fashion, the United States Congress is sending a clear message: Israel is our friend, and Israel’s enemies are our enemies,” he said.

Republican Senator John McCain said, “Israeli civilians are alive today because of Iron Dome, and American taxpayers can be extremely proud of the contribution we have made to this life-saving program.”

India Express

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7 responses to “Obama signs bill granting Israel $ 225 mil for Iron Dome”

  1. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    Of course, who ends up paying the price of the cease fire?
    ME!!!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Sounds about right … hehehehehehe
      You are supposed to be ‘extremely proud of the contribution’.

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        Yeah, very.
        The problem is I don’t even get a thank you from Doron…

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Something about ‘expectations’ … and he expects to receive.
          Something about ‘Justice’ for the ‘Underprivileged’ of the ancient past.
          We have similar stuff for ‘Natives’ here … although very recently they decided there should be SOME accounting for the annual hand-outs, and ‘all the people’ were slightly upset to find at least one ‘Chief’ dragging in almost a million a year to ‘run’ one of the smallest reserves (untaxed? 40 people in the tribe?) while the average ‘contributor’ works his ass off paying 50% in taxes to make under 60 thousand.
          (his tribe was shocked too – their bank account was small)
          I conclude the Natives are really not all so stupid. 😉
          ‘Thank You’ is basically a dull smile with a hand out for more.

          1. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            same on this side of the border and the casinos business
            Rich chiefs and poor Indians
            I wonder if they can have revolutions (on their chiefs) and if the chiefs can bomb them?
            Do you think they have Chiefs named “Lion Tooth Medicine Man” (Assad Bashar) or “Gentle Sodomizer” (Hussein Saddam)?

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            LOL … :-))) YES. No matter what ‘tribe’, humans have the same varieties. 😉
            (really set the Prime Minister back on his heels …. he only gets a quarter of that and IS taxed for it. hehehehehe Who’s The Chief? ;-))
            (yah, I know … ‘service to the country’ and all that.)

  2. $89733098 Avatar
    $89733098

    Omg can the yanks b anymore grotesque?

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