Washington – U.S. Senate Sets $225 Million For Israel’s Iron Dome In Emergency Bill

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    FILE - An Israeli Iron Dome defense system missile is fired to intercept a rocket fired from Gaza over the city of Ashdod, southern Israel, 08 July 2014.  ReutersWashington – U.S. Senate Democrats included $225 million for Israel’s Iron Dome rocket interception system in an emergency funding bill on Tuesday that also cut $1 billion from President Barack Obama’s request for $3.7 billion to deal with thousands of undocumented child immigrants.

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    “Israel is an essential American ally and needs these assets to defend itself,” said Maryland Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, in a statement.

    More than 600 people – most of them Palestinians – have been killed in the current conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip, saying no ceasefire was near.

    Israel said the Iron Dome has intercepted about a fifth of more than 2,000 rockets militants have fired at Israel during the current conflict.

    U.S. lawmakers tend to be heavily pro-Israel. However, the fate of the $225 million – and other funding in the legislation – is uncertain in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, where there is stiff opposition to an increase in spending tied to the Democratic president’s request.


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    HankM
    HankM
    9 years ago

    Wow, for the first time since George McGovern, I am rooting for the democrats!

    Facts1
    Facts1
    9 years ago

    How slanted of an article, the tone just wants to make you vomit.

    pbalaw
    pbalaw
    9 years ago

    Very slanted the Rep house approved over 300 mil, Dems cut it AND tied it together with a bunch of BS stuff so the rep will now prob not vote for it.

    If it was a line item vote you would see it clearly.

    Although there are lots of pro Israel Dems , they tend to vote party line.

    There are many more both in numbers and percentage pro Israel Repubs