U.S. officials “absolutely treasure” Israel as a friend, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said. “So there should be no concern on the part of any Israeli citizen or leader that the United States would ever do anything to sell them out or trade away their security,” he said on NBC-TV’s “Today” show.
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