A dovish Jewish group is urging the Bush administration to deduct the cost of Israel’s security fence from U.S. aid to Israel. Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, also known as the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, is making the plea as the White House considers reducing $9 billion in loan guarantees to Israel to protest the route of Israel’s barrier against terrorist infiltration.
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