Arrow-3 The largest joint defense drill ever between the U.S. and Israel has been postponed. Israel state radio – [Hebrew link] – first reported on Sunday that the drill would be delayed due to “budgetary constraints.” However, IDF Radio later in the day quoted military officials saying the motivation was to prevent “unnecessary headlines.” Reshet Bet’s military affairs correspondent Carmela Menasheh said that Israeli defense officials spoke with their American counterparts last month at which time the decision on the delay was made. On Sunday night, : Israeli officials said the Americans asked to delay the drill so as not to heighten tensions with Iran over its nuclear program and avoid…
