(Times of Israel) David Shamah - Former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice told an audience in Israel Sunday that the relationship between the U.S. and Israel changed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. While Jerusalem and Washington were always good friends, after the attacks they became allies "with a common cause in the fight against people who would seek political gain by attacking civilians, parents and children," she said. Rice said the attack "changed the conception of security" and demonstrated how vulnerable the U.S. really was after "the first attack against civilians on U.S. territory since the War of 1812." "We realized that Israel, our good friend, was very advanced in this area. Security has been a concern of Israel's since the day it was born."
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