Facts and figures on the new $38 billion military aid agreement between the US and Israel
FRIEND IN NEED Acting National Security Advisor Jacob Nagel secured the deal for a continuation of US military aid to Israel for the next decade (Photos: Flash90 AFP/ImageBank)
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hen Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama met this week on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly it was the 17th and perhaps final time they sat down together as heads of their respective countries.
Though they are polar opposites in terms of worldview and Obama turned a cold shoulder to Bibi on more than one occasion the president never questioned the importance of American military aid toIsrael or its strategic value to both countries.
The US and Israel signed a new ten-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week in Washington tying down the terms of US military aid to Israel from October 2018 until October 2028.
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