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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Senate committee approves anti-missile project
A U.S. Senate committee approved $25 million for an American-Israeli project to develop a new missile system.
Globes, an Israeli financial newspaper, reported this week that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved funding for the short-range ballistic missile defense system.
The program, to be carried out by Rafael Armament Development Authority and Raytheon, aims to develop a missile that would intercept short-range ballistic missiles and long-range Katyusha rockets, the kind now striking Israel in its conflict with Hezbollah.
The program is nicknamed “mini-Arrow” after the successful Arrow system that intercepts larger and longer-range missiles. The Senate committee was told that Israel hoped to target missiles and launchers possessed by Hezbollah and Syria with ranges of 12 to 125 miles.
The system will not be effective against short-range Katyushas of up to 10 miles.
Jewish lawmakers honor Israeli air force
U.S. Jewish lawmakers honored the Israeli air force in the midst of its bombardment of Lebanon.
Several members of the U.S. House of Representatives attended a July 19 gathering honoring the Israel Air Force Center, an Israeli nonprofit that promotes ties between the Israeli air force and the international community.
“There are difficult days ahead for Israel,” said Tom Lantos (D-Calif.). “I can’t tell you how profoundly grateful we are to the Israeli air force for what it does 24 hours a day.
Members of Congress who are friends of Israel are honored and privileged to do our little bit to assist.”
Other Jewish members attending included Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).
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