Not sure of the validity of this - there doesn't seem to be another source:
US blocks helicopters for Israel due to civilian casualties in Gaza http://tinyurl.com/create.php
http://www.worldtribune.com/
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has blocked Israel's request for advanced U.S.-origin attack helicopters.
If it is true, maybe this is why?
MoD admits use of controversial 'enhanced blast' weapons in Afghanistan
http://tinyurl.com/me4hk7
Richard Norton-Taylor
British pilots in Afghanistan are firing an increasing number of "enhanced blast" thermobaric weapons, designed to kill everyone in buildings they strike, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Since the start of this year more than 20 of the US-designed missiles, which have what is officially described as a "blast fragmentation warhead", have been fired by pilots of British Apache attack helicopters. A total of 20 were also fired last year after they were bought by the MoD from the Americans last May. The missiles are a variant of the AGM-114N Hellfire missile, described by the Pentagon as "designed to produce higher sustained blast pressure in multi-room structures...
Another exclusive to the:
U.S. blocking Israeli access to U.S. fighter-jets
http://www.worldtribune.com/
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has imposed obstacles on Israeli efforts to procure U.S.-origin fighter-jets.
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