Relations between El Salvador and Israel are strong, despite tensions over a Yasser Arafat Plaza in San Salvador, El Salvador’s president said. “I believe it’s clear that the Israeli Embassy is upset with the mayor of San Salvador. It’s not an issue between the states, because we haven’t built the bust,” Tony Saca told reporters last Friday.
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