If helping to pay for a White Elephant gets Netanyahu off dead center, fine. Just don't expect to have the USA buy the thing. We have something battle-proven and cheap. Iron Dome will bankrupt Israel if it is actually deployed.

The US should be paying for an Iron Dome to protect East Jerusalem homes from Israeli demolition.

Iron Dome is an Israeli Innovation. The US, after realizing that the weapon is a major breakthrough, jumped on the bandwagon, and are now trying to take credit. Israel has 63 billion USD in reserves. They really don't need US 200 million to complete the system. Obama is in full panic mode as he sees his presidency cracking up. No need to buy this propaganda!

Israelis take a deep breath and relax your RICHY RICHES, FAT CATS in TEL AVIVE will be safe in next war Their multi-million worth condominiums, villas and apartments will be also safe and far from damage. Certainly they cannot fire so expensive missiles for your cheap houses. Just reckon on deeply: You are worth of 10 USD or 100 000 USD but missile to intercept your cheap ass is more than 2 million USD, what would you expect to happen? As Bush said years ago I cannot fire 2 million USD missiles to asses of camels in the desert.

Do not forget that Israelis can and know how to shot rockets and missiles too.

Israel annexed East Jerusalem long ago. Israel can demolish and construct in East Jerusalem where it wants, when it wants. It's called "eminent domain." A right enjoyed by every sovereign nation in the world. If you don't like it .... too damn bad. Stamp your foot and have your little tantrum somewhere else.

Iron dome is a temporary and not very reliable solution. The permament soltuin is total pre-emptive extermination.

The IDF will protect its own. Now you Turks just go back to slaughtering Kurds and Armenians. You belittle yourself by just commenting here.

Next, Obama will say we can stop the blockade and let all ships come to Gaza because Israel has nothing to worry about, Iron Dome will stop all the rockets and missiles. Then when thousands of rockets are shot from civilian areas, obama will say that israel should show restraint to avoid harming civilians.

Save it for the big guy.

behalf, the shrieking and howling that "the closet Muslim" is betraying Israel, will only grow louder. Given the rate at which Hezbollah, and the greater ME, is stockpiling missiles, a touch of Israeli gratitude to the US is in order, methinks.

Boots on the ground will stop missles..

whipping and walloping of these sickos. Stamp your foot and have your little tantrum somewhere else. LOL These guys are truly boiling and fuming when Israel does well.

a few of you are not students of aerospace technology. The iron dome is a high function, hover and trajectory alterable missile that explodes parallel to target. U.S. and Israel share many projects including arrow/patriot, radiation protection and much more. As for Gaza, I would seal it and return administration to Egypt, ah but one can dream!

I have been saying that for years. We have to destroy our enemies totally. That will stop the missile and mortar attacks.

The US has a proven system in use in Afghanistan. Is Canada willing to forgo that for Iron Dome? At $50,000 per mortar or rocket killed, is that a bargain against a $50 Qassam? or What? Are either of you willing to be in someplace in Afghanistan or Iraq protected by Iron Dome instead of the US-made Phalanx?

CAN ANYONE ANSWER THIS PLEASE.

US: "We will back you as long as you don't attack Iran"

Phalanx is a ship based fast action 20mm fire system primary contractor is Hughes, Raytheon supplies the guidance. Price of Iron dome will come way down with economy of scale. Israel is developing a multi-layered defense system. Phalanx is employed on nearly every US surface combatant ship, its mission differs from the dome so it is not a matter of forgoing one system for another. Any yes I have been willing to place myself in harm's way. In 1967 we provided supply and cover in the mediteranean when it was a sea of cheaply made russian ships. every vessel was tracked and targeted should the ruskis have tried to take advantage.

Adm Fallon, as CENTCOM, end-ran the procurement process and converted Phalanx to a land and sea platform for Iraq and Afghanistan. if is proven under battle conditions and saved my own kid's life more than once, picking mortars out of the air. The land based version uses self-immolating ammo. Iron Dome would use a $50,000 racket to hit that same mortar, but cannot acquire it before it lands and explodes. Iron Dome might work for a Katuscha or other missile. But its worthless for Qassams and mortars and will break anybody financially of used against those weapons.

With the security wall and now Iron dome ,Israels citizens can now be in more peace than ever. Baby steps, one step at a time. Soon maybe theyll get create and think of more inventions to improve the security of Israel. I think maybe in another 100 or 200 years the newer generations in the future will veer more away from hatred and more to peace. Once those economies develop over there way in the future. Like in Iraq ect. The young ones out there will rather pick up an IPOD or Sega joystick than rocks.

where's the love?