Top U.S. General Arrives In Israel for Talks On Syria, Russia, And Iran Deal

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro meets with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corp Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, Israel, Oct. 17, 2015. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Haaretz: U.S. Military Chief Lands in Israel for First Official Visit Abroad

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford will meet Israeli counterpart Gadi Eisenkot to discuss Iran deal, Russia and Syria, as well as continued cooperation of two countries' armies.

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, landed in Israel on Saturday evening for an official visit to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, Russia, and Syria. This is Dunford's first official visit outside of the United States since assuming the post on October 1.

On Sunday, Dunford, a Marine general, will review an honor guard at Israel Defense Forces headquarters at the Kirya in Tel Aviv before meeting with his Israeli counterpart, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot.

Update #1: Dunford Arrives in Jerusalem for Talks With Israeli Officials, U.S. Ambassador -- US Department of Defense
Update #2: U.S. military chairman in Israel for meetings, amid violence -- AP

WNU Editor: After the pleasantries, I am willing to bet that the first question that Gen. Joseph Dunford will be asking his Israeli counterpart is .... what are the details of your deal with the Russians over Syria.