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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/838950.html
Supreme U.S. Commander in Europe Calls Israel America's Closest Ally in the Middle East
[Ha'aretz] Amir Oren - The supreme commander of NATO operations in Europe and head of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM), John Craddock, speaking before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee in Washington Thursday, called Israel America's closest ally in the Middle East. He said Israel consistently and directly supported U.S. interests by means of security cooperation in the region, and was a model state that encouraged democratic ideals and pro-Western values and economics.