President Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak agreed to establish the Strategic Policy Planning Group to bolster Israel’s defense and deterrence capablities. The group will meet at four-month intervals, and the two leaders agreed Monday to meet regularly to review its recommendations. Israel sought the upgrade in strategic relations to send a message to its Arab neighbors that the U.S.-Israeli relationship has recovered from the tensions that marked the tenure of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Israeli officials.
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