WASHINGTON — The Associated Press
The United States will provide Israel’s
military with $38 billion during the next 10 years, officials said
Tuesday, the largest batch of military assistance the U.S. has ever
pledged to another country.
Following
months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the State Department said the
two countries had reached a 10-year agreement, with a signing ceremony
planned for Wednesday. The U.S. and Israel haven’t disclosed the exact
sum, but officials familiar with the deal said it totals $3.8 billion a
year — up from the $3.1 billion the U.S. gave Israel annually under the
previous 10-year deal.
Obama’s national security adviser, Susan
Rice, planned to attend the ceremony at the State Department, a senior
Obama administration official said. Israel’s acting national security
adviser, Jacob Nagel, arrived in Washington ahead of the announcement
and was also expected to attend.
Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed in a brief
statement that a deal had been reached, but offered no additional
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