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Biden Gives Nod to Israeli Concerns in Talks on U.S. Defense Aid
(Reuters) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday in a nod to Israeli requests in defense aid negotiations, "We're committed to making sure that Israel can defend itself against all serious threats, maintain its qualitative edge with a quantity sufficient to maintain that." Israel's "very, very tough neighborhood, a tough and changing neighborhood," necessitated such assistance, Biden said. Israel says it needs to expand its military, rather than just upgrade technologies, given spiraling arms procurement it anticipates by Iran and Arab states.