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Investment in Iron Dome Is Investment in Peace
(Politico) Michael Oren - Last week, Palestinian terrorists fired more than 250 rockets, missiles and mortar shells at civilian neighborhoods in Israel. Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system succeeded in preventing almost all the terrorist rockets from hitting populated areas. It has become the first anti-ballistic system in history to succeed in real combat conditions. Iron Dome relieved Israel of the need to send troops into Gaza. It not only saved lives, it prevented wars. Israel is deeply grateful for the more than two decades of U.S.-Israel cooperation on missile defense. The pioneering and proven systems resulting from this cooperation - Iron Dome, David's Sling and the Arrow - can also help defend U.S. facilities and interests around the world. The writer is Israel's ambassador to the U.S.