Posted on 01/08/2016 5:02:58 AM PST by SJackson
According to Politico, the proposed contribution would be incorporated into the US federal budget for additional batteries.
US casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a strong Israel supporter and backer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offered in 2013 to pay $1 billion for Iron Dome anti-missile batteries for Israel, Politico reported on Thursday.
In a profile Politico wrote on US President Barack Obama's chief-of-staff Denis McDonough, Nevada Sen.
Harry Reid, then the senate majority leader, called Obama shortly after Congress passed a funding bill for the Iron Dome and relayed Adelson's offer - "so committed was he to safeguarding the Jewish state " - to finance the batteries.
"Obama was thrown off his guard momentarily," the story reported. "'What?!' he asked Reid. When the president regained his footing, he told the leader to thank Adelson, but that he didn't think private financing of munitions would set a good precedent."
Adelson, who publishes the pro-Netanyahu Israel Hayom daily, reportedly spent $100 million in the 2012 US presidential campaign in a failed attempt to defeat Obama.
He is also a huge contributor to Israel and Jewish causes. According to an article last month in The Jewish Journal, Adelson is slated to announce the establishment of a foundation that will allocate $200m. annually - half to Israel and Jewish causes, and the other half to medical charities.
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Of course Obama said “No”. Why would a Muslim want the Jews to be safe??
AAA, AA, C or D cell?
Obama is a petty and vindictive bigot who hates Jews in general and has a special animosity toward Netanyahu over real and imagined slights. As far as I know, Obama is the most evil person to set foot in our White House in all of our history, and I would be surprised if someone even worse had ever been there.
Reagan wpuld have done the same for peace...offered it to Gorby baby even.
Something’s afoot. An attack on Israel may be coming soon.
We can explain every action Obama takes if we understand that he is a Muslim.
We should drop the pretenses.
I could not have said it better.
It does set a bad precedent, but that isn’t why Obama killed the deal.
Yet the entire Islamic (military) complex expanding in this nation is funded almost exclusively by private financing from the 57 nation Islamic coalition, particularly Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Turkey....
Bingo, very well said.
Why would he even ask Obama for permission in the first place? Screw him, do it anyway!
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