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Israel, U.S. formally sign new defense aid agreement
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: defense, aid, Israel, U.S.

Israel and the United States signed Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding on the new American defense package for Israel. Under the new aid agreement, the U.S. will transfer $30 billion to Israel over 10 years, compared with $24 billion over the past decade.

The aid deal signed at represents a 25 percent rise in U.S. military aid to Israel.

Israel is slated to receive the first pay out in October 2008, amounting to $2.55 billion. That sum will grow each year by $150 million, until it reaches $3.1 billion in 2011.
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In addition, the agreement permits Israel to convert into shekels 26.3 percent of the aid money, thereby enabling it to procure defense equipment from Israeli companies. The rest of the aid must be used to purchase equipment from American military industries.

The agreement was signed in Jerusalem by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Foreign Ministry Director General Aharon Abramovich. Burns then met with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

"There is an axis of cooperation between Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas that is responsible for the violence in the region," said Burns at a press conference following the signing. "A strong and secure Israel is an American interest."

According to the memorandum on the accord, an annual review will be conducted into the manner in which Israel is spending the military assistance.

Israeli negotiators tried to step up the percentage of aid that could be used for procurement from local companies, without success.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Wednesday with Burns, in preparation for Thursday's signing.

Olmert asked Burns to thank U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for their efforts in transforming the understandings with Olmert, reached during his last visit to Washington, into a binding agreement.

"The aid agreement with the U.S. is an important and significant component for Israel, and proves once again the depth of the relationship between the two countries and the United States' commitment to Israel's security, and to preserving its qualitative advantage over other countries in the Middle East," Olmert said.

Burns met Thursday morning with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, who headed the Israeli team in negotiations with the U.S.

Burns also met Wednesday with Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who oversees the strategic dialogue with the U.S. Mofaz and Burns agreed to hold a strategic dialogue in mid-October on Iran and Lebanon.

The United States is also proposing a large weapons package to Saudi Arabia, which has historically been an Israeli enemy but has indicated a willingness to attend a U.S.-backed peace conference with Israel in the fall.

Olmert has said he understands the U.S. need to bolster Saudi Arabia in facing Iran. "The increase in military aid to Israel would guarantee its strategic superiority," Olmert has said, despite upgrades to other Arab countries in the region
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  1.   And the U.S. Government has the hide to investigate... 06:52  |  Maureen Ann 16/08/07
  2.   Maureen Ann -- any complaints about 07:35  |  Gina 16/08/07
  3.   Gods priority. 07:48  |  Billy Jack 16/08/07
  4.   wrong, Maureen 08:00  |  Theodor 16/08/07
  5.   maureen 08:11  |  rayman 16/08/07
  6.   BILLY JACK Most of that aid stays in the US economy 08:27  |  PETERS SM 16/08/07
  7.   to # 3 08:36  |  al.N 16/08/07
  8.   30 billion? You can buy 30 Israels over with that amount 09:06  |  Joe 16/08/07
  9.   #1, Maureen Ann 09:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  10.   30 billion good business 10:06  |  Dav 16/08/07
  11.   IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO 10:23  |  Sarah 16/08/07
  12.   Stand with Israel and be blessed! 10:34  |  Lavy 16/08/07
  13.   To #10 Dav 10:40  |  Lavy 16/08/07
  14.   Money for Defense Contractors 10:48  |  Tor 16/08/07
  15.   Why not spend it on food for the poor??? 11:17  |  Benji 16/08/07
  16.   ISRAEL, IRAN 12:17  |  indrajaya 16/08/07
  17.   AMERICAN AID 12:17  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  18.   US support to Israel... 12:43  |  bashar 16/08/07
  19.   If Israel is such a success story 12:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/08/07
  20.   america can help its health system with this 12:53  |  mehmet 16/08/07
  21.   MEHMET USA can help its health system with money given to Moslems 13:07  |  PETER SM 16/08/07
  22.   Reply to 8 13:14  |  David 16/08/07
  23.   AT LEAST ONE FOR EVERY FAMILY (#16 IS A FAKE) 13:19  |  indrajaya 16/08/07
  24.   AT LEAST ONE FOR EVERY FAMILY (#16 IS A FAKE) 13:19  |  indrajaya 16/08/07
  25.   CLINTHWAITE.IF the Arabs were not getting many billions in arms. 13:31  |  PETER SM 16/08/07
  26.   #25 Peter SM 13:49  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/08/07
  27.   Americans must stop their aid to Muslims first 13:59  |  Barry 16/08/07
  28.   peter sm no country gets as much as issies 14:01  |  mehmet 16/08/07
  29.   30 billion well spent 14:08  |  Clickfool 16/08/07
  30.   That is a Good Sign 14:09  |  isratinian 16/08/07
  31.   Turn Huliburton into a Health Care Providor 14:18  |  Health-care-deprived 16/08/07
  32.   War is a American jobs program 14:21  |  Wendy 16/08/07
  33.   MEHMET are you worried about US health care? 14:27  |  PETERSM 16/08/07
  34.   Thank your Wahabi brothers for the $20 billion 15:00  |  Adel 16/08/07
  35.   More Money For Apartheid 15:01  |  Boyd 16/08/07
  36.   Subsidies to Arab Countries 15:02  |  Peter 16/08/07
  37.   Theodor 15:03  |  Bernie 16/08/07
  38.   Creating Jobs in America? Pure Fiction... 15:06  |  Natallie Durson 16/08/07
  39.   SO WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH CARE TO AMERICANS AND MUSLIMS 15:07  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  40.   Second class treatment - rather join NATO 15:09  |  Tim 16/08/07
  41.   Jon Feigenbaum, Read History 15:11  |  Bernie 16/08/07
  42.   ISREAL WILL CONTINUE TO GET U.S. MILITARY AID 15:17  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  43.   george orwell`s newspeak 15:18  |  realism 16/08/07
  44.   Israel can stand by itself 15:22  |  Joe 16/08/07
  45.   Very Curious the Anti Isreal crowd here 15:27  |  J.J. Doring 16/08/07
  46.   BERNIE IN MICHIGANISTAN 15:34  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  47.   Aid to Israel 15:38  |  Rafael Hoevertsz 16/08/07
  48.   #2 Gina, Complaints about Aids to Arab 15:47  |  Kevin 16/08/07
  49.   indrajaya #16 16:00  |  scanadu 16/08/07
  50.   If this (Billions) defense package is a loan 16:13  |  Joseph E . 16/08/07
  51.   How about the other side? 16:23  |  Peter 16/08/07
  52.   doring at#45s 16:25  |  scanadu 16/08/07
  53.   deal with it 16:26  |  edgar 16/08/07
  54.   Response to anyone who says we cannot afford health care 16:33  |  Why 16/08/07
  55.   Any time you have to bring in god, then you have lost 16:34  |  Rational 16/08/07
  56.   Peter 16:37  |  American 16/08/07
  57.   JON FEIGENBAUM 16:41  |  Jonny Cakes. 16/08/07
  58.   NDURSON.When Americans produce something that`s American Jobs 16:43  |  PETERSM 16/08/07
  59.   Joe from Tejas 16:51  |  Tejano 16/08/07
  60.   Sarah #11 16:51  |  Mike 16/08/07
  61.   To American #56 17:10  |  Peter 16/08/07
  62.   $1 Billion of which should be spent on Cluster Bombs to kill 17:13  |  Hani 16/08/07
  63.   Call to Kill Arabs....into submission at least 17:14  |  Hani 16/08/07
  64.   Re23 which is which 17:15  |  Alan the real one 16/08/07
  65.   Proxy War--Valuable Democracy 17:15  |  Eli 16/08/07
  66.   #45 17:35  |  Shana 16/08/07
  67.   Peter 17:37  |  American 16/08/07
  68.   Peter - Muslim Countries 17:38  |  American 16/08/07
  69.   another hand-out to military contractors 17:40  |  Pssd Off American 16/08/07
  70.   Although it is not often reported by the press, 17:40  |  Dav 16/08/07
  71.   Two big mistakes by the US 17:46  |  Tosefta 16/08/07
  72.   Why sign it now? 17:50  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/07
  73.   More ethnic cleansing YEAH!! 17:56  |  Paul 16/08/07
  74.   Just wanted to say... 18:01  |  Danite 16/08/07
  75.   No. 1, Maureen Ann 18:13  |  W 16/08/07
  76.   Danite 18:17  |  Christian 16/08/07
  77.   To the Israel bashers here 18:27  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  78.   More Holocaust Industry 18:34  |  J 16/08/07
  79.   To American 18:35  |  Peter 16/08/07
  80.   We need the money ourselves.... 18:37  |  Silvienne 16/08/07
  81.   Silvienne The money is spent in US factories 18:41  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  82.   To Christian #76 18:43  |  Peter 16/08/07
  83.   #45 JJ Doring - "the Anti Isreal crowd here" 18:46  |  17 16/08/07
  84.   who protests about aid to Egypt? 18:51  |  Angelique 16/08/07
  85.   To Dav 18:57  |  Peter 16/08/07
  86.   To Dav (2) 19:04  |  Peter 16/08/07
  87.   Joe #8 - econo/political genius 19:06  |  vava 16/08/07
  88.   #77 GZ Lives 19:12  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/08/07
  89.   Peter 19:12  |  American 16/08/07
  90.   GZLives - WRONG! 19:14  |  American 16/08/07
  91.   Joe #8 19:16  |  jjvanka 16/08/07
  92.   gzlives 81 19:16  |  realism 16/08/07
  93.   The best utilization of USA money: MILITARY INDUSTRY of ISRAEL 19:17  |  Vittorio 16/08/07
  94.   Peter 19:17  |  Christian 16/08/07
  95.   #71, Tosefta 19:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  96.   Chris Lithwaite - Double Standard = bashing 19:22  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  97.   No American YOU`RE WRONG 19:30  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  98.   thank you America and your wonderful people 19:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  99.   Tosefta - Warwelfare 19:37  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/07
  100.   Realism ... very short sighted 19:37  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  101.   #80, Silvienne 19:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  102.   #96 GZ lives 19:46  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/08/07
  103.   Arabs and Islamists are jealous 19:47  |  Rick 16/08/07
  104.   #99, fake American 19:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  105.   Hani, the Arab street is only capable of seeing hatred because 19:48  |  Michael Korn 16/08/07
  106.   GZLives - WRONG! 19:52  |  American 16/08/07
  107.   johnny cakes-SWEET huh? 19:53  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  108.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 19:54  |  US Guy 16/08/07
  109.   99 Amrican - "We are awaiting the next Hitler" 19:55  |  17 16/08/07
  110.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 19:55  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 16/08/07
  111.   Vittorio 19:56  |  How? 16/08/07
  112.   Rick 19:58  |  Me 16/08/07
  113.   Martian logic (Cipora #95) 20:14  |  Tosefta 16/08/07
  114.   30 billions of gasoline on fire. 20:16  |  Joe 16/08/07
  115.   Tosefta - timing 20:19  |  tadchase 16/08/07
  116.   BOMBS AWAY !!! 20:20  |  ARAM 16/08/07
  117.   Take "American" IP # and ban for Neo Nazi post 20:21  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  118.   20 Bil Now TO SA and a gradual increase over 10 years for Israel? 20:26  |  Me 16/08/07
  119.   Chris Lithwaite response #104 20:27  |  GZLives 16/08/07
  120.   Thank G`d there is America and its people 20:32  |  Mark Greenbaum 16/08/07
  121.   Warlfare (Mark Lincoln #100) 20:35  |  Tosefta 16/08/07
  122.   # 3 Billy Jack 20:41  |  Dagma 16/08/07
  123.   Re 102 Its good 20:49  |  Alan the real one 16/08/07
  124.   The payment that doesn`t bind (Tadchase #117) 20:51  |  Tosefta 16/08/07
  125.   As an native born american, I appreciate the sympathy, but-- 20:52  |  Voice of Reason 16/08/07
  126.   #115, Tosefta 20:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  127.   Money and Aid 21:00  |  Dolly 16/08/07
  128.   #122, Tosefta 21:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  129.   to #118 re `American` 21:07  |  Mossad 16/08/07
  130.   Mo money, mo money, mo money 21:07  |  disgusted american 16/08/07
  131.   # 45 J.J. Doring 21:16  |  Dagma 16/08/07
  132.   Moron Ann 21:20  |  Angelique 16/08/07
  133.   The 7 year Covenent of "Death and Destruction" 21:21  |  mikhail 16/08/07
  134.   # 53 edgar 21:23  |  Missknowall 16/08/07
  135.   American who posted Nazi comment is not ME! 21:28  |  American 16/08/07
  136.   To edgar # 53 21:31  |  Natasha 16/08/07
  137.   Peter 21:31  |  Lebanese 16/08/07
  138.   Deep debts for Israel 21:34  |  Teacher 16/08/07
  139.   Yes Let`s Give Money Instead To Islamists That Want To Kill Us 21:34  |  Seth 16/08/07
  140.   ALERT # 23, 24 FAKE INDRAJAYAS 21:38  |  indrajaya 16/08/07
  141.   True indrajaya 21:41  |  indrajaya 16/08/07
  142.   To Christian #94 21:45  |  Peter 16/08/07
  143.   # 63 Hani 21:47  |  Dagma 16/08/07
  144.   American 21:51  |  Peter 16/08/07
  145.   re dagma 21:54  |  Billy Jack 16/08/07
  146.   Greenbaum - money well-spent? I beg to differ 21:55  |  Pssd Off American 16/08/07
  147.   rayman i thought good ol boys like you died out in the civil r 21:58  |  George 16/08/07
  148.   # 70 To Dav 22:03  |  Dolly 16/08/07
  149.   Mehmet and others who question USA healt care 22:16  |  David israel 16/08/07
  150.   Defense Agreement? 22:19  |  P. J. Casey 16/08/07
  151.   # 68 To American 22:28  |  Missknowall 16/08/07
  152.   Churchill`s wisdom for Slowman 22:38  |  Me 16/08/07
  153.   # 53 Edgar 22:48  |  17 16/08/07
  154.   # 126 Inrdajaya-"You are damning my reputation." 22:53  |  17 16/08/07
  155.   #135, words of wisdom to you from me 22:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  156.   #150, post script from me to you 23:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  157.   # 62 Hani Regarding Cluster Bombs 23:08  |  THE WARRIOR 16/08/07
  158.   To Lebanese 23:23  |  Peter 16/08/07
  159.   It is out of this world (Cipora #126, 128) 23:24  |  Tosefta 16/08/07
  160.   David Israel, You Must be Kidding? 23:25  |  Bernie 16/08/07
  161.   Tosefta - Warwelfare 23:56  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/07
  162.   #159, Tosefta 23:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/08/07
  163.   Unjustified and Unreasonablw Demands,,, 00:03  |  Dagma 17/08/07
  164.   Cipora - a post scrip on machines 00:06  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/07
  165.   # 98 Cipora JK 00:09  |  Lynn 17/08/07
  166.   Cipora - I guess you don`t read Aviation Week 00:14  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/07
  167.   #5 Rayman 00:14  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  168.   #19 Linthwaite - 00:20  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  169.   # Billy Jack 145 00:21  |  Dagma 17/08/07
  170.   #38 NUTallie Durson 00:23  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  171.   #62 Hani & Cluster bombs 00:31  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  172.   #62-2 Hani - couldn`t wait for you to ask 00:33  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  173.   Uncle Sam taking care of its BABY state! 00:34  |  Chris 17/08/07
  174.   #4 Theodor. `Preserving Israel`s qualitative advantage... 00:46  |  Maureen Ann 17/08/07
  175.   Bernie - I said there is a lot USA can do but 00:51  |  David Israel 17/08/07
  176.   #2 Gina. Sure do! Proliferation of weapons is out of control! 00:58  |  Maureen Ann 17/08/07
  177.   #5 rayman. I join your prayer. 01:04  |  Maureen Ann 17/08/07
  178.   the 30B will be spent TOMORROW, not in the next 10 years 01:06  |  si vis pacem 17/08/07
  179.   #9Cipora Julianna Kohn. You forgot to mention... 01:13  |  Maureen Ann 17/08/07
  180.   RE 140 On no!! 01:13  |  Alan the real one 17/08/07
  181.   Dumbya Tosefta "its not all about money" 01:26  |  million$$ 17/08/07
  182.   Peter 01:34  |  American 17/08/07
  183.   Peter - Huh? 01:38  |  Christian 17/08/07
  184.   Voice of Reason - Are you kidding? 01:42  |  American 17/08/07
  185.   To Aram, 116, Are You Nuts?? 02:01  |  Tevia 17/08/07
  186.   So 74% never leaves the United States 02:01  |  Schmelke Oyna 17/08/07
  187.   #161 ben Jabo 02:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/08/07
  188.   US Medical System - Ref # 167 02:19  |  Gerard C Tremere 17/08/07
  189.   ISRAELI OFFICIALS SHOULD SAY "THANKS BUT NO THANKS" TO BUSH 02:25  |  Dutch 17/08/07
  190.   TO TEVIA,#180, THE SETTLER 02:28  |  ARAM 17/08/07
  191.   # 187 Chris Linthwaite "One has to ask where are the Israelis? 02:30  |  17 17/08/07
  192.   #164, Mark Lincoln, it was a joke 02:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  193.   #184 American - where did U come from?? 02:45  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  194.   #179, Maureen Ann 02:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  195.   #167-2 Rayman - Allow me to remove the 02:55  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  196.   #166, Mark Licoln 02:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  197.   #176 Maureen Ann 02:59  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  198.   #179 Maureen Ann 03:02  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  199.   Israel: an independant state? 03:02  |  CC 17/08/07
  200.   US life expectancy is #42 in the world 03:05  |  Pssd Off American 17/08/07
  201.   military spending is inherently wasteful 03:09  |  Pssd Off American 17/08/07
  202.   #187 Linthwaite 03:10  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  203.   Money well spent! 03:10  |  Murray of Montreal 17/08/07
  204.   Still out of this world (Cipora #162) 03:17  |  Tosefta 17/08/07
  205.   Ignore the antisemites, Israel, US and Israel are allies 03:17  |  USALovesIsrael 17/08/07
  206.   #188 Gerard C. Tremere - Canada 03:17  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  207.   gzlives 100 03:43  |  realism 17/08/07
  208.   Israel Deeper Into Banana Republic Status 03:48  |  Yoram 17/08/07
  209.   Actually... 04:08  |  Yosemite 17/08/07
  210.   #188+#206 Ben Jabo and Gerard are both correct 04:24  |  Murray of Montreal 17/08/07
  211.   #195, Tosefta 04:24  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  212.   #200, whose fault is that? 04:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  213.   Cipora # 9 05:01  |  Philippe 17/08/07
  214.   Cipora - Aviation week and the sole advantage of age 05:03  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/07
  215.   #45 JJ Doring 05:18  |  Lynn 17/08/07
  216.   It was a nice try Tosefta 05:19  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/07
  217.   After the Peace Conference, let`s work on a conference 05:19  |  Smadar 17/08/07
  218.   Israel Deeper Into Banana Republic Status 05:21  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/07
  219.   Dav on the US and the ME 05:24  |  Lynn 17/08/07
  220.   # 200 Pssd off 05:31  |  Lynn 17/08/07
  221.   #140 Indy reputation? 05:34  |  Lynn 17/08/07
  222.   #189 DDDORIS MUST CALL ON HER MUSLIM BILLIONAIRES 05:38  |  paul harris 17/08/07
  223.   One Thing Is For Sure 05:57  |  Jeff Northridge 17/08/07
  224.   Paul Harris 06:09  |  Jovan 17/08/07
  225.   #210, Mark, you are brilliant 06:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  226.   #212, it should read "stop driving" 06:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  227.   Israel is an ally od US 06:37  |  Willy 17/08/07
  228.   mark Lincolns humiliation trip 07:23  |  Danite 17/08/07
  229.   JEFF NORHRIDGE 227 07:40  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 17/08/07
  230.   To 187 Chris Linthwaite 07:49  |  Dagma 17/08/07
  231.   Cipora Julinna Kohn 07:51  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 17/08/07
  232.   Response to Realism #207 07:54  |  GZLives 17/08/07
  233.   # 174 and 3 To B illy Jack 08:25  |  Dolly 17/08/07
  234.   #231, Jon Feigenbaum 08:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/08/07
  235.   Maureen Anne 08:44  |  Mimi 17/08/07
  236.   Very interesting conversation Pissd off American # 146 08:55  |  Mark Greenbaum 17/08/07
  237.   Sensible analysis Mark Greenbaum 09:38  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 17/08/07
  238.   #237 Margie in TA 13:25  |  Labhras 17/08/07
  239.   gzlives 232 15:39  |  realism 17/08/07
  240.   #200 Pssd Off 15:57  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  241.   To Christian 16:43  |  Peter 17/08/07
  242.   To Christian 16:51  |  Peter 17/08/07
  243.   To American 182 17:30  |  Peter 18/08/07
  244.   More $$ for Israel 03:01  |  David 29/04/08
  245.   cause of 9-11 23:36  |  Jim 29/04/08
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