PresidentBarack Obama of the United Statesis expectedto sign agrantto strengthenmilitary cooperationbetweenIsrael andthe UnitedStates, againstthe backdrop of the visit ofRepublican presidential candidate,Mitt Romney,which will beginSaturday night.
Next week,U.S. Defense SecretaryLeonPanetta will arrive in Israel for a series of meetingswith senior government officials regarding the Iraniannuclear threat andthe crisisin Syria.