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Below is your weekly edition of E-News recapping key developments affecting Israel’s security.
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Congress Adopts Final Defense Bill with Pro-Israel Provisions
The U.S. Congress included important pro-Israel provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. These critical provisions will help Israel protect itself against mounting security threats. The bipartisan measure authorizes $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation and up to $25 million for U.S.-Israel counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) cooperation. The measure authorizes full funding for cooperative missile defense programs in accordance with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding on security assistance. It authorizes funding for both research and development and procurement for the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 missile defense systems. These programs enable Israel to defend its citizens while advancing
America’s own missile defense capabilities. The bill also authorizes extending U.S.-Israel counter-tunnel cooperation through 2024, a program that has already led to important collaboration and progress.
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Amnesty Raises Number to 304 Iranians Killed in Protests
Amnesty International said Monday that at least 304 people were killed in last month's anti-government protests in Iran. The protests, which lasted about four days in several cities and towns in Iran in November, were sparked by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. During the violence and in the days that followed, Iranian authorities blocked access to the internet. Amnesty said that Iranian security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters, and subsequently arrested thousands of protesters, as well as journalists, human rights defenders and students in a sweeping crackdown to prevent them from speaking up about the protests. Tehran has yet to release any statistics about the scale of the unrest, though two weeks ago the government acknowledged that the security forces shot and killed
protesters.
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U.S. Officials Warn of Uncontrollable Escalation with Iran in Iraq
U.S. military officials have escalated their warnings to Iran that a military conflict could be looming between the countries in Iraq due to incessant attacks on U.S.-linked targets blamed on Tehran-backed militias. Two rockets were fired Thursday at a military base near Baghdad airport housing U.S. troops, which is the 10th such attack since late October. U.S. officials say they are considering plans to deploy between 5,000 and 7,000 additional troops to the region to counter Iran. Security sources have linked at least one attack last week to Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group based in Lebanon.
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Arizona Can Be a ‘Launchpad’ for Israeli Firms to U.S., Mexico, Trade Official Says
With the opening of new trade and investment office in Tel Aviv, Arizona seeks to create partnerships and ease the path for new technologies that will boost both economies. The U.S. state of Arizona and Israel have a similar climate and population. Because of their similarities, trade officials believe that Arizona can be a “launchpad” for Israeli companies that want to penetrate the United States and Mexico. The governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, is making it a priority to build up Arizona as a startup state.
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Doctors perform historic surgery with aid of virtual reality
It wasn’t going to be easy to remove a brain tumor threatening the life of 2-year-old Ari Ellman of San Francisco. Experts at several US hospitals weren’t even sure it was possible. But Ari’s tumor was removed, piece by piece, in a groundbreaking endonasal surgery lasting nearly 18 hours. It was a historic surgery. Neurosurgeons at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital of Stanford University had never done this procedure on a child so young. They felt confident enough to try the risky surgery because they were able to rehearse it to perfection using the Surgical Theater system developed by former Israel Air Force officers Moty Avisar and Alon Geri.
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