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Post by avordvet on Jul 7, 2011 18:05:01 GMT -5
Update: Homeland Security Dept. Now Claims Israel Was Erroneously Included on Terror ListPosted on July 7, 2011 at 8:34am by Billy Hallowell Last week, The Blaze reported on Israel’s placement on a terror watch list assembled by the United States government. Now, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has acknowledged that this selection was made based on “inaccurate information.” According to John Morton, who serves as the director of the department’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division, Israel, a key U.S. ally, was erroneously placed on the DHS list. The nation‘s surprise inclusion appeared in a May 2011 report from ICE’s inspector general. JTA has more: “The addition of Israel in the OIG’s list of ICE‘s ’Third-Agency Checks’ (TAC) was based on inaccurate information provided to the OIG during the course of its audit,” Morton said in a statement sent by e-mail to JTA. “The U.S. does not and never has considered Israel to have links to terrorism, but rather they are a partner in our efforts to combat global terrorism. The United States maintains close intelligence-sharing relationships with Israel in order to address security issues within its own borders and in our mutual pursuit of safety and security around the globe.”... www.theblaze.com/stories/update-homeland-security-dept-now-claims-israel-was-erroneously-included-on-terror-list/Attachments:
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