According to a report from Israeli TV, Israel plans to ask President Biden to approve the delivery of a new laser-powered air defense system to Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, as part of an effort to build an anti-Iran alliance in the region.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz recently revealed that Israel was working on military cooperation with Arab countries in the region, the result of the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which saw Israel normalize with the UAE and Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia is hesitant to sign a normalization deal but has quietly started forging military ties with Israel. The report from Israel’s Channel 12 said that Israel would like to deliver the laser system, known as the Iron Beam, to the UAE and “likely also to Saudi Arabia.”
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Israel plans to showcase the laser air defense system, known as the Iron Beam, to President Biden during his visit to the region next month. The Israelis want the US to support the development of the weapon, which Israeli officials say could be ready to be deployed next year.
The US currently provides Israel with $3.8 billion in military aid each year. Of that amount, $500 million goes towards missile defense systems, such as the Iron Dome. The $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill President Biden signed in March included an extra $1 billion in aid for Israel. Israeli officials requested the aid to replenish the Iron Dome after Israel’s May 2021 bombing campaign in Gaza that killed over 250 Palestinians.
Could anything be more loathsome!
I know it’s rhetorical but it will make me feel better by saying Fuck NO!
Who is the Bozo on this bus?! BYEDONE!
and trump was the previous bozo. and next time there will be a new bozo.
It appears that US is not the only country who wants to milk Saudis every day for more arms…! Iron Beam is a joke with a range of not more than 1000 feet if it works that is…!
it has a range of up to 7 km (4.3 mi) = about 20,000 feet
For Sure….! your source…?
Laser weapons cost almost nothing to use, recharge quickly, and strike without any advanced warning
Israel must want Syria’s water pretty bad to make this kind of recommendation.
3.8 + Billion Dollars for Israel? WTF?! Israel is an apartheid state. It has no moral barometer. The US has a moral obligation. We helped to create this monster but we continue to enable it. It is time to cease and desist. The holocaust was morally reprehensible yet Israel is becoming the same beast that conceptulaized it. President Biden is an enabler and he will be held accountable…
Donna, no one could have said it better!
Iran needs to completely withdraw from the JCPOA negotiations and get hard to work on nuclear weapons in order to protect itself against this unholy alliance.
The fact that the brutal Sauds are aligning themselves with IsraHell speaks volumes, at an extremely high decibel.
The Persians have a long and illustrious history. They will not be defeated.
The Saudis and the Israelis will only get along as long as the bribes keep flowing. The “alliance” is a joke.
Iran applied to join BRICS yesterday. Those who demand dollar supremacy will not be happy about that.
Great news Duane!