Israel-US Dialogue on counter-terrorism held in Jerusalem
The Israeli delegation presented on terrorist threats, core challenges it faces, Iran’s involvement in terrorism, Hizballah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
A diplomatic dialogue took place June 5 in Jerusalem between Israeli and US delegations.
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon met with the US delegation
headed by U.S. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin. The dialogue covered regional problems and threats.
Cooperation was agreed upon regarding bilateral and multilateral issues.
The Israeli delegation presented on terrorist threats, core challenges it
faces, Iran’s involvement in terrorism, Hizballah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic
Jihad.
The U.S. delegation presented the American strategy in addressing terror with
an emphasis on global terrorism and the continuing threat of Al Qaeda and its
affiliates. The U.S. delegation emphasized the importance of international
cooperation in addressing terror and assisting in building capacity for
countering terror in developing countries. The U.S. delegation met with Head of
NSA, Yaakov Amidror, Minister for Intelligence Dan Meridor, and DFM Daniel
Ayalon. MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs, Jeremy
Issacharoff, led the Israeli delegation.
