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Israel Downplays Differences with U.S.


(AFP/Times of Oman) Israel's ambassador to Washington, Danny Ayalon, said the Bush-Sharon summit had been "a success over a whole series of points" and emphasized that Bush had pledged to help underwrite the cost of developing areas of the southern Negev desert and Galilee where some of the Gaza settlers are set to relocate. "I was personally present at the meetings which took place in an atmosphere of genuinely deep friendship," Ayalon told public radio. Ayalon said the differences between Israel and the U.S. over settlements were "nothing new" and that they would not affect the "intimate relations" between the two countries.
2005-04-14 00:00:00
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