(Reuters) Dan Williams - The Turkish GokTurk satellite, due in orbit by 2013, will sell higher-resolution commercial images of Israel than are currently available. "We try to ensure that we are not photographed at high resolutions, and most (countries) accommodate us," a senior Israeli defense official said. He said such measures helped prevent "sensitive material falling into the hands of terrorists." An amendment to the 1997 U.S. National Defense Authorization Act bans disseminating satellite images of Israel of a high resolution.
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