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Article: Egypt Insists Israel Raze Security Barrier.
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- Israel Faxx
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- October 23, 2003
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By James Martone (VOA-Cairo) & Sonja Pace (VOA-Jerusalem)
Egypt, the first Arab country to make peace with Israel, says Israel must comply with a United Nations resolution to tear down the security barrier it is building in the West Bank. Ahmed Maher, Egypt's Foreign Minister, said he would take up the issue with visiting Secretary of State Colin Powell. Maher said the international community should pressure Israel into complying with the U.N. non-binding resolution demanding that Israel "stop and reverse" the construction of a security barrier in the West Bank.
"Whether the resolution is binding or not binding, it does indicate resolve of the ...