U.S. provides Israel with $205 mln in anti-rocket system funding![]() March 23, 2012 - 19:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Barack Obama's administration has allocated $205 million toward funding Israel's advanced anti-rocket system, the Iron Dome. The House of Representatives made the decision 212-206 after it passed a continuing resolution regarding funds for the 2011 fiscal year. "This was a priority of Congress and President Obama, and it is the first funding of its kind for this important short-range rocket and artillery shell defense system," said Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. The funds are in addition to the more than $200 million allocated for the Arrow and David's Sling, joint U.S.-Israel anti-missile systems, Haaretz reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |