<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><img class="caption" src="images/stories/mikeevans.jpg" border="0" alt="Dr. Michael Evans" title="Dr. Michael Evans" hspace="7" align="left" />I am shocked and appalled at the latest news out of Washington. Despite the fact that there are more than 200,000 missiles aimed at Israel today, President Obama’s new budget proposal cuts funding for Israel’s missile defense program by nearly 7%! </span></p>
<p>This program is probably the most important part of their defense shield. Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, and Iran (and potentially Egypt as well under the new Muslim Brotherhood government) all possess advanced missiles capable of striking every city and village inside the nation of Israel. So far, the “Iron Dome” missile defense system Israel is building is only capable of stopping a small number of attacks and will not cover the entire nation for several more years. This is a crucial time for Israel, and cutting funding to this vital protection would be a tragedy—and a great danger to the Jewish people.</p>
<p>Several Republican lawmakers in Congress have vowed to overturn these proposed cuts to make sure that the US continues to stand with our best ally in this crisis moment. Please join me in praying that they will succeed and that this vital part of Israel’s defense will not face the budget cuts that would make the Jewish state more vulnerable to attack.</p>
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