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Defense officials expressed concern Wednesday that American financial cutbacks may result in drastic cuts to military aid to Israel and could put anti-missile defense projects such as Davids Sling and the Arrow 3 on the chopping block.
Israeli and American officials are expected to begin negotiations over a new, multi-year military aid package in the wake of US President Barack Obamas visit in the region last week.
Our current agreement lasts through 2017, and weve directed our teams to start working on extending it for the years beyond, Obama said at a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week.
Israeli officials hope that the basic outline of the current US military aid agreement will be preserved in a future multi-year defense deal with the US. There is grave concern over possible cuts in aid, however, because of the American economic crisis and the effects of sequestration the across-the-board cuts mandated by 2011 legislation on the US defense budget, Maariv reported on Wednesday.
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