Israel – The 2008 budget for the US Department of Defense includes the allocation of tens of millions of dollars for Israel to either independently develop or purchase existing defense systems to counter possible ballistic rocket attacks.
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The new system would be used in addition to Israel’s existing sophisticated ‘Arrow’ system, a project the US continues to fund.
On Thursday the House Appropriations Committee voted to give Israel an additional $70 million in defense aid beyond the $80 million requested by the administration.
Should the budget pass both the House and Senate votes, Israel stands to receive no less than $150 million. These funds are not part of the ‘regular’ US defense aid budget for Israel, which stands at $2.4 billion. [ynet]
and how much money is going to the Palestinians?