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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-872388
Ron Dermer: Israel Is the U.S.'s Most Important Ally for the Next 50 Years
(Jerusalem Post) Zvika Klein - Israel is the single most important ally for American security and prosperity over the next half-century, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said in an interview on Saturday. Dermer said that if Americans had to "choose one" country, it would be one that can defend itself, provide high-grade intelligence, excel in cyber, and produce advanced offensive and defensive weapons. Reviewing a list of U.S. partners, he said Canada "doesn't have that intelligence service," Australia lacks "that cyber capability or weapons making," and "Israel has a larger standing army than France." Germany "doesn't have the Intel capabilities - we're selling the Arrow 3 missile defense system to them, not the other way around." He put only Britain in the same tier, but concluded that in the Middle East, where "you don't want to put your troops," Israel's location and capabilities make it "more important than Britain" for U.S. national security.