21.04.2012                      29.Nissan. 5772                    Schabbat Mewarchim; Tag 14 des Omer

Verteidigung:

Republicans eye $680 m. for Iron Dome

Move may put election-year pressure on Obama; administration has said it would seek "appropriate" sum for the system.

The United States would spend an additional $680 million through 2015 to strengthen Israel's short-range rocket shield under a plan crafted by House of Representatives' Republicans, two congressional staff members disclosed on Friday.
The figure could put election-year pressure on President Barack Obama's administration to spell out what it deems suitable support for the "Iron Dome", which has played an increasingly important role in Israeli security….