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The four foundations of U.S. national security

By Jed Babbin
Published August 5, 2014 9:00am ET
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The four foundations of U.S. national security
Ben-Gurion Airport uses the most sophisticated aviation security in the world, which protects flights from all threats, including Hamas rocket shrapnel landing outside the airport (the occurrence on Tuesday which triggered the ban). (AP Photo) | Dan Balilty

In July, the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Israel‘s Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv for 48 hours because a Hamas rocket landed about a mile away. It was the greatest victory the Hamas terrorists have ever achieved.

America’s national security interest in defending Israel is recited often and loudly by the Obama administration, but its actions don’t match its words. If America has a vital national security interest in defending Israel, shouldn’t we be helping Israel defend a principal lifeline?

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