Jerusalem – Susan Rice: US Committed To Israel’s Security

May 9, 2014 10:54 am

U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice, right, shakes hands with Israeli soldiers as she is accompanied by the head of the Israel Air Defense Forces, Brig. Gen. Shachar Shohat, left, during her visit to Palmachim Israeli Air Force base near the city of Tel Aviv, Friday, May 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) Jerusalem – President Barack Obama’s security adviser says U.S. investment in Israel’s defense shows it is committed to its security.

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Susan Rice said Friday that the Obama administration and Israel recently signed an agreement for further U.S investment in its Iron Dome system.

The Iron Dome defends Israel against short-range rockets fired by militants in Gaza, Sinai and Lebanon. It detects the rockets and strikes them in midair.

Rice said that the new deal “will take our total investment in Iron Dome, which has saved countless of Israeli lives, to nearly $900 million, a sign of our continued commitment to Israel’s security.”

Rice is in the region meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Her visit comes soon after the latest round of U.S.-backed Mideast peace talks ended in failure.

United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice speaks to the press backdropped by an 'Arrow 2' rocket defense system during a visit of an Israeli airbase in Palmahim, outside Tel Aviv, 09 May 2014. Rice, a former ambassador to the United Nations, led a US delegation to Israel, with Iran's nuclear programme on the agenda, the White House said. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN