US Foreign Relations Committee: US will back Israeli attack on Iran
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have adopted a resolution according to which the US will support Israel in case it is compelled to take military action and actualize its right to self defense in the face of an Iranian threat. The resolution stipules Israel will enjoy diplomatic, economic and military aid.
According to the resolution, the US's policy is to halt Iranian nuclear ambitions. The resolution was sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez and Sen. Lindsey Graham, and it successfully gained the support of 70 of the 100 senators. (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington)
