U.S. Asks Israel to Delay Completion of Jerusalem Security Fence

(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn and Nathan Guttman - U.S. Ambassador Dan Kurtzer met this week with Baruch Spiegel, appointed by Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to handle talks on promises made to the U.S. Diplomatic sources said Kurtzer asked Israel to delay completion of the security fence surrounding Jerusalem so as not to aggravate conditions for the Palestinians.