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November 9, 2016

It’s Time for Israel to Expand Its Navy

Doing so would also serve U.S. interests.

While Israel’s navy played a crucial role in its victory in the Yom Kippur War and does much now to keep weapons shipments from arriving in Gaza, it has always been dwarfed by the other branches of the IDF. Seth Cropsey, who served as undersecretary of the Navy in two U.S. administrations, believes that the Jewish state will need to develop its maritime capabilities much more in the coming years—and that America has an interest in helping:

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