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<h1><font size=4><b>Report: Israeli Government Asked The US For More
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</b></h1><font size=3> Tuesday June 08, 2010
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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News
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</a></font>During his most recent visit to the US, Israeli Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu requested that the US provide him with Joint Direct
Attack Munition bombs, rockets, aircraft ammunition and other weapons to
vastly increase the “emergency stores” of weapons held by the US in
Israel.<br><br>
Israeli forces used Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs during its 2006
invasion of Lebanon, and its 2009 assault on Gaza. In both of these
invasions, the Israeli use of these U.S. supplied weapons resulted in
heavy civilian casualties among those attacked by the Israeli
army.<br><br>
The Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs are constructed by the US weapons
manufacturer Boeing, which claims that the bombs are free-fall bombs
converted into guided missiles. Israeli officials say the bombs are
needed for an upcoming prolonged, protracted war that would extensively
utilize the Israeli airforce, according to Israeli sources.<br><br>
The Israeli sources also claimed that Netanyahu, along with Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Defense Ministry Director-General Udi
Shani, have requested on multiple occasions in recent months that the US
government double its so-called 'emergency stores' of weapons inside
Israel in order to prepare for this planned protracted war. Although the
report did not name any country, Israel's recent threats against Iran
make it clear that this is the potential 'protracted war' that is
referenced in these requests.<br><br>
Currently, the US stores of weapons in Israel are estimated at around
$800 million worth of weapons, but Israel would like the US government to
increase the store to $1.2 billion worth of weapons. These weapons stores
were created by the Obama administration in December 2009, in preparation
for a potential war, or to assist US forces currently fighting other wars
in the Middle East. The US military is free to use the weapons from these
stores as needed, and Israeli forces can use them with U.S. government
permission. <br><br>
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