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03-11-2003, 07:36 PM
Mar. 11, 2003
US will not punish Israel for Iraq leaks
By DAN IZENBERG AND TOVAH LAZAROFF
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and US Ambassador Dan Kurtzer denied reports in the Hebrew-language press on Monday that the US was so angry about leaks and public pronouncements emanating from Israel that it had decided not to give Israel prior warning about the beginning of the expected campaign against Iraq.
"There is no way we are going to surprise our ally, so I don't know where those press reports came from," Kurtzer said. "They are without foundation."
Shalom also dismissed the reports, saying the two countries have good relations and communications. The chances that Iraq will attack Israel are small, he added.
Reports of American anger about Israeli "blabbering" over the prospective US invasion of Iraq came from the consulate-general in New York, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
An official warned that these declarations help those in the US who claim America is fighting Israel's war and create the impression that Israel is impatient to see the US launch its attack.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1047277719487
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US will not punish Israel for Iraq leaks
By DAN IZENBERG AND TOVAH LAZAROFF
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and US Ambassador Dan Kurtzer denied reports in the Hebrew-language press on Monday that the US was so angry about leaks and public pronouncements emanating from Israel that it had decided not to give Israel prior warning about the beginning of the expected campaign against Iraq.
"There is no way we are going to surprise our ally, so I don't know where those press reports came from," Kurtzer said. "They are without foundation."
Shalom also dismissed the reports, saying the two countries have good relations and communications. The chances that Iraq will attack Israel are small, he added.
Reports of American anger about Israeli "blabbering" over the prospective US invasion of Iraq came from the consulate-general in New York, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
An official warned that these declarations help those in the US who claim America is fighting Israel's war and create the impression that Israel is impatient to see the US launch its attack.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1047277719487
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