US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail 'unbreakable bond'

[PufPuf23]

US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail ‘unbreakable bond’

Agreement inked at ceremony in Washington will see Israel receive $3.8 billion annually — up from $3 billion — from 2018-2028

By RAOUL WOOTLIFF and ERIC CORTELLESSA; 14 September 2016; Times of Israel

WASHINGTON — Israeli and US officials hailed the “unbreakable bond” between the two nations on Wednesday as they signed Washington’s largest defense aid package to any country in history. The defense package, also known as the memorandum of understanding, “constitutes the single largest pledge of bilateral military assistance” ever, the State Department said ahead of the signing ceremony in the State Department Treaty Room. The new package will grant Israel $3.8 billion annually — up from the $3 billion pledged under the previous agreed-upon MOU — starting in 2018 and through 2028.

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"This agreement will ensure an unprecedented level of defense aid for Israel in the next decade,” Netanyahu said in video. “This is the largest military aid package the US has ever given out to any nation.”

“The agreement will help us continue building our armed forces, improve our missile defense systems,” he added. “I want to thank President Obama and his administration for this historic agreement.”

Under the terms of the deal, Israel pledged not to seek additional funding from Congress for the next decade. The agreement also includes a provision curtailing Israel’s ability to spend the funds on its own arms industry over the next six years — a key area of dispute during talks.

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-laud-ties-as-unprecedented-military-aid-deal-signed/

[msongs]

1. warning - from 2016 nothing new here nt

[PufPuf23]

2. Realize the article is from 2016; the USA-Israel Arms agreement lasts through 2028. nt

[maxsolomon]

3. France to aid US in War against England!

nt

[TheKentuckian]

4. Sparta has agreed to support Athens against Persia.

[PufPuf23]

5. Who at present is Sparta, Athens and Persia in your calculus?

Note that the USA-Israel Arms agreement is in effect until 2028.

Israel is the largest beneficiary of USA military and financial aid.

[TheKentuckian]

7. Nobody is exactly any of those nations states or empire

It is eye rolling at someone trying to pretend the agreement is new or even entered into under the Biden Administration.

No shit it is in effect, 2028 was the agreement!

[PufPuf23]

8. Never pretended the agreement was new nor entered under POTUS Biden, just that still in effect.

The dates are clear in the OP and that the agreement took effect under POTUS Obama.

I did neither of the things you falsely claim.

Worry about the War expanding and the USA coming more involved. Those are reasonable concerns.

Perceive Netanyahu as a threat to POTUS Biden who has a fine line to tread.

[PufPuf23]

6. Netanyahu says video criticizing Biden administration was 'absolutely necessary'

[Coventina]

9. More anti-Biden crap..... n/t

[PufPuf23]

10. I support POTUS Biden, not Netanyahu.

Netanyahu is the one criticizing POTUS Biden.