Israel’s Barak Heads to U.S. for Iron Dome Funding Talks
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak left today for Washington to hold discussions with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta aimed in part at reaping new funds for a missile-defense system developed to protect Israel.
Barak’s meeting with Panetta on May 17 is intended to include an agreement on more U.S. funding for the Israeli-made Iron Dome system, according to a ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to comment in advance. The defense chiefs also will confer on regional security issues, the official said.