US investing for Israeli security

President Barack Obama’s security adviser said US investment in Israel’s defense shows it is committed to its security Susan Rice said Friday that the Obama administration and Israel recently signed an agreement for further US investment in its Iron Dome system.

The Iron Dome is said to be preventing short-range rockets fired by militants in Gaza, Sinai and Lebanon.

Rice said that the new deal “will take our total investment in Iron Dome, which has saved countless of Israeli lives, to nearly $900 million, a sign of our continued commitment to Israel’s security.”

“Every American dollar spent on Israel’s security is an investment in protecting the many interests that our nations share,” she went on.

Rice is in the region meeting Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders. Her visit comes soon after the latest round of US-backed Mideast talks ended in failure.