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Congress wants return on $1.5 billion investment in Israel missile shield

US taxpayers fork over millions of dollars every year for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. As worldwide threats grow, Congress wants deployed US troops to reap the benefits.

Israeli soldiers walk past an Iron Dome rocket interceptor battery deployed near central Gaza Strip, southern Israel October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC173427FF50
Israeli soldiers walk past an Iron Dome rocket interceptor battery deployed near the central Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Oct. 31, 2017. — REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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