Gee, This Is Smart ...

Is this part of the derailed roadmap for peace in the Middle East?

The United States will sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs in one of the largest weapons deals between the allies in years, a report says.

"The deal could face political controversy since Israel has used such bombs in fighting with the Palestinians, the Haaretz newspaper said.

In one such instance in July 2002, a one-tonne bomb meant for a senior Palestinian militant also killed 15 civilians in an attack in the Gaza Strip.

The deal is worth $US319 million ($A457 million) and was revealed in a Pentagon report made to the US Congress a few weeks ago, Haaretz said. Funding for the sale will come from the US military aid to Israel."