U.S. Congress approves Obama funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense system http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-congress-approves-obama-funding-for-iron-dome-defense-system-1.291339

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of President Barack Obama's plans to help Israel fund the deployment of the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.Lawmakers, by a 410-4 margin, backed Obama's plan to give Israel 205 million dollars for its production of a short-range rocket defense system.

The Iron Dome missile defense system aced a test run in January, and event that convinced senior defense officials that the defense system was on its way to becoming operational and that it will be able to effectively protect against short-range missiles, such as Katyushas and Qassams, which often hit Israeli towns. The project's first phase, which included development, test runs and the manufacture of two batteries, required a budget of NIS 800 million. The Israel Air Force has also trained a special new unit to operate the defense system.

comment-this is a violation of the symmington ammendment,glenn act..all aid to israel is prohibited udne rthese acts wich stipulate ,that any country witha nuclear program and nuclear bombs or trafficking in nuclear material,wich is not a signatory to npt ,cannot receive any aid form US taxpayer...this is absolutly illegal...see...Israel's Nuclear Weapons Capabilities: Secret Report Reveals Weapons-grade Uranium Diversions from the U.S. to Israel http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=19225  

also the obama admnistration itself has been made aware of the fact...Israeli Nukes, US Foreign Aid, and the Symington Amendment http://www.irmep.org/ila/nukes/default.asp Will Obama Break the Law for Israel's Sake? http://www.antiwar.com/orig/gsmith.php?articleid=14229