Applause as Israel and US sign massive aid deal

Nagel calls the assistance, which won’t go into effect until 2018, a “great blessing for the State of Israel” at the new year, referring to the Jewish New Year, before concluding his remarks.

The signing of the US-Israel military aid deal in the State Department on September 14, 2016 (screen capture: State Department livestream)
The signing of the US-Israel military aid deal in the State Department on September 14, 2016 (screen capture: State Department livestream)

He then sits at a table to sign the agreement beside Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon to a hushed silence, before the room erupts in applause and hugs.

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