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. . Matter in Motion through Space and Time ... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Cor Groenendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: IKV Oosterzee, J.J.v. - Den Haag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; AI London <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; mobilize-globally; USA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Paul Lansu; Pax Christi International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; mw Marjolein Wijninckx; Pax Christi Nederland; Utrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ICCO Ackerman, E. - Zeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Lankamp, H. - Delft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Cordaid - Den Haag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; CODIP Vandecan, M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:46 AM Subject: [mobilize-globally] Fw: [armstrade] (Israel) US Military Aid to Israel To Rise $200M Annually Beyond $2.4B Ceiling in 2007 ----- Original Message ----- From: sento To: ArmsTradeList ; Home Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:10 AM Subject: [armstrade] (Israel) US Military Aid to Israel To Rise $200M Annually Beyond $2.4B Ceiling in 2007 My Groups | armstrade Main Page Ivri: US Military Aid to Israel To Rise $200M Annually Beyond $2.4B Ceiling in 2007 GMP20020424000049 Tel Aviv Ha'aretz (Internet Version-WWW) in English 24 Apr 02 [Report by defense correspondent Amnon Barzilay: "Ivry: U.S. Military Aid To Rise By $200M A Year"] U.S. military aid to Israel is likely to grow by some $200 million a year beyond the $2.4 billion ceiling it is slated to hit in 2007, former ambassador to Washington David Ivri said yesterday. Ivri completed his Washington posting last week. According to an agreement with Washington, U.S. civilian aid to Israel is being gradually phased out over a 10-year period, while military aid is being increased by half the amount of the civilian aid cut each year. When the process ends in 2007, annual military aid will be $2.4 billion. But in practice, said Ivri, two joint ventures between the Pentagon and Israel's Defense Ministry will result in higher aid levels. One of these ventures is the joint production of the Arrow anti-missile missile, which the United States is funding. The second is a project to develop an anti-aircraft laser gun. The United States has so far invested $33 million in the Arrow production line, which was set up at a Boeing plant. The line is slated to become operational in 2004, and Israel has asked for a grant of $600 million over five years ($120 million a year) to finance actual production. The laser gun project (originally called the Nautilus) is expected to cost $250 million over three years. Due to budgetary constraints, the Pentagon will start funding the project in 2005, but Israel expects that once it begins, it will cover 75 percent of the costs. Until then, the United States has allocated smaller sums ($13 million in 2002, for instance), primarily to keep the scientists involved on payroll. Thus by mid-decade, Ivri noted, the Americans are slated to be giving Israel an extra $200 million a year in military aid. [Description of Source: Tel Aviv Ha'aretz (Internet Version-WWW) in English -- Left-of-center, independent daily of record; root URL on filing date: http://www.haaretzdaily.com] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armstrade Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
