Obama budget would cut funding for Israeli missile defense

Obama budget would cut funding for Israeli missile defense

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered a reduction in U.S. aid to Israel’s ballistic missile defense program. Officials said Obama has submitted a budget that would cut U.S. aid to Israeli BMD for 2013. Under the budget proposal, Israel would receive $99.8 million, a reduction of $6.3 million from fiscal 2012. […]