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WASHINGTON — US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary
Janet Napolitano and Israeli Transport and Road Safety Minister Israel
Katz on Tuesday announced a new agreement to enhance information sharing
about civil aviation security incidents.

“The real-time exchange of information with our international
partners is critical to our efforts to enhance overall global aviation
security,” said Napolitano. “This agreement will allow the United States
and Israel to better coordinate on, and respond to potential aviation
security incidents to strengthen our mutual safety.”

Katz said the new agreement will “further improve the effectiveness
of the cooperation between the respective civil aviation security
authorities.”

Human rights groups are concerned that such an agreement will give
the Israeli occupation a wealth of information about passengers
traveling by air, including Arab and Palestinian persons.

Just over a month ago, Israeli mossad agents used European passports
to get in Dubai and assassinate a Palestinian resistance leader.

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