The killing of Saddam Hussein’s sons might open the way for Arab-Israeli rapprochment, Israel’s foreign minister said. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Washington, Silvan Shalom said he had told U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney that the killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein on Tuesday was “a happy day for America’s friends and a sad day for its enemies. I hope that moderate leaders in the Arab world would now be more open and willing to make peace with Israel. We hope that this will lead to positive developments in the Arab world’s leadership.”
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