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U.S., Israel "Agree to Disagree" on Airport Fence


(Ha'aretz) - Akiva Eldar The American experts who examined the planned route of the separation fence near Beit Aryeh were not convinced by Israel's claim that this route is necessary to protect flights landing at Ben-Gurion Airport from an assault by a shoulder-launched missile. According to reports received from Washington, the experts' findings are likely to result in an administration decision to deduct at least part of the costs of building this portion of the fence from U.S. loan guarantees to Israel. The Prime Minister's Office and the White House recently "agreed to disagree" over this portion of the fence - meaning that Israel can continue to build it along this route, but the U.S. will be able to tell the Arabs that it imposed sanctions on Israel.
2003-11-05 00:00:00
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