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On Behalf Of Bryan Atinsky http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/894255.html Israel, U.S. formally sign new defense agreement By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Israel and the United States signed Thursday the Memorandum of Understanding on the new American defense package for Israel. Under the new aid agreement, the U.S. will transfer $30 billion to Israel over 10 years, compared with $24 billion over the past decade.