Monday, April 5, 2010

Israeli Ambassador: Israel Protects US Troops Serving Abroad


Al-Manar

"05/04/2010 Israeli Ambassador to Washington Michael Oren said Sunday that the relations between the US and Israel were protecting the lives of American soldiers serving abroad, as Israel supplies Washington with intelligence and equipment necessary for their wellbeing.

Oren was responding to a statement to Congress made by the commander of the US Central Command, General David Patraeus, who spoke about the Arab nations' response to the close ties between the two countries.

Speaking in an interview with CNN, Oren claimed that if Israel did not exist, “extremists” in the region would join Al-Qaeda in its anti-American sentiment. "The US is much safer thanks to Israeli-American cooperation," he said.

The ambassador said Israel supplies the US with intelligence and equipment its troops use to fight what he called “terrorists”.

He defined the countries' relationship as "excellent"........"

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