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Israel, U.S. Begin Talks on Maintaining Israel's Military Edge
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter have begun talks in Washington on a new defense package Washington will offer Israel for the next decade, following the Iran nuclear deal. Ya'alon said Monday, "We will discuss how to further increase the IDF's capacity and capabilities to maintain our qualitative edge, given increased and growing regional threats on the security of our country." Ya'alon also addressed the ongoing Palestinian attacks on Israelis, saying that "an intense wave of terror attacks" is being "perpetrated by Palestinians, who have been driven by incitement and lies against the State of Israel. This is an opportunity to say it again, loud and clear: we extend our hand in peace to our Palestinian neighbors. The State of Israel is not violating the status quo on the Temple Mount, whatsoever. This is a lie. We uphold freedom of religion and respect the beliefs of every person." "We will fight terror and win, because we have no other choice," Ya'alon vowed.