(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Turkey continues to undermine Israel-NATO cooperation and this hurts the NATO alliance, the deputy head of Israel's National Security Council, Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, told the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Monday. Lerman said that Ankara should be told that it was not proper for a member of NATO to undermine the organization's capacity. Asked whether the U.S. should continue supplying Egypt with fighter planes and tanks, Lerman noted Egypt's role in securing the cease-fire with Gaza following the fighting in November, saying this is "the longest cease-fire" Israel has had with Gaza. He added that "it is our judgment that in this period of history, the Egyptian military remains the repository of the historical memory [inside Egypt] that war is bad. Our relationship with it, and the U.S. relationship with it, is useful to our long-term interests."
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