{"id":777,"date":"2017-09-19T06:19:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T06:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2017-09-19T06:19:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T06:19:12","slug":"us-army-opens-first-ever-stationary-unit-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/us-army-opens-first-ever-stationary-unit-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"US army opens \u2018first ever stationary unit\u2019 in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">The United States has inaugurated a permanent military base in Israel, poised as \u2018the first ever stationary unit\u2019 there.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"92\">\n<p>\n\tBrigadier General Zvika Haimovitch told reporters Monday that this is the first time the US flag is flying in an Israeli military base, further praising the \u2018historic and exciting\u2019 inauguration, PRESSTV reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe base is purportedly located inside the Israeli air force\u2019s Mashabim air base, west of the towns of Dimona and Yerucham.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cDue to the close cooperation between us and the American forces in the field of air defense, as well as the extensive experience accumulated by the Aerial Defense Division, it was decided that the first permanent base of the American Army would be established at the School of Air Defense,\u201d Haimovitch said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe stated that the base represents the long-standing partnership, the strategic commitment between the armies and the militaries, while it adds another layer to the security against what he described as the threats of rocket or missile fire.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIsrael&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) listens while US President Donald Trump makes a statement for the press before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017, in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSeveral dozen American soldiers are expected to be stationed at the military base in southern Israel in order to operate American systems not Israeli ones, stressed the general.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe US military\u2019s European Command (EUCOM) will be tasked with operating the \u2018base within a base\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWashington has also been providing Israel with $3.8 billion annually since a 2007 agreement with the administration of former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWashington\u2019s massive support for the Zionist regime comes despite the international condemnation of Tel Aviv\u2019s atrocities against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDaily reports of violence in Palestine should not make the disturbing aspects of normal life under occupation seem any less important.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBased on a September 2016 agreement, the US will be bankrolling Israel&#8217;s military spending to the tune of around $38 billion dollars effective from 2019 for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSince World War II, Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHailed as a \u2018great friend to the Jewish people\u2019 by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump has mended ties with Israel that had gone sour under Obama, in part due to his resolve to participate in nuclear negotiations with Tehran, which yielded a nuclear deal not welcomed by US regional allies, namely Israel and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi The United States has inaugurated a permanent military base in Israel, poised as \u2018the first ever stationary unit\u2019 there. Brigadier General Zvika Haimovitch told reporters Monday that this is the first time the US flag is flying in an Israeli military base, further praising the \u2018historic and exciting\u2019 inauguration, PRESSTV reported. 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