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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 27. Juli 2012 / Time Line July 27, 2012
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Obama releases $70,000,000 in additional military funding for Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he is
releasing an additional $70 million in military aid for Israel, a
previously announced move that appeared timed to upstage Republican
rival Mitt Romney's trip to Israel this weekend.
The stepped-up U.S. aid, first announced in May, will go to help
Israel expand production of a short-range rocket defense system.
The system, known as Iron Dome, has proved successful at stopping
rocket attacks fired at Israeli civilians from close range,
including from Gaza.
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