Tag: Global Counterterrorism Forum

Israel on the Outside

State Dept. official hesitant to discuss admission of Israel to counterterrorism org

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AP

The State Department’s top counterterrorism official indicated Tuesday that Israel would not soon be invited to join a global counterterrorism organization comprised of Western and Middle Eastern nations.

Israel’s Plight Ignored

Counterterrorism forum excludes Israel despite state’s record of suffering terrorist attacks

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Under Secretary of State Maria Otero / AP

Despite pleas from Senators on Capitol Hill, the Obama administration excluded Israel from a new counterterrorism forum and neglected to mention its long and deadly struggle with terrorism during remarks presented yesterday in Spain.