Nicholas Burns, the U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, right, and Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, left, shake hands during a news conference in Jerusalem, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. The United States offered Israel on Thursday an unprecedented $30-billion military aid package, bolstering its closest Mideast ally. The aid deal signed in a ceremony in Jerusalem represents a 25 percent rise in U.S. military aid to Israel, from a current $2.4 billion each year to $3 billion a year over 10 years. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)