NAHARIYA, Israel — Western Galilee Hospital, perhaps the world's most elaborately outfitted medical center, seems to portend terror. It can be sealed off in stages, for one thing. These days it tends to wounded Syrians.

JERUSALEM — If there was any doubt about the degree of cooperation between the top military brass of Israel and the United States, the coming month should put those doubts to rest. About 3,500 US troops are participating in the three-week-long drill, which was originally scheduled for last spring, but was postponed and modified.Some opponents of Obama are questioning the drill’s timing.