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Jerusalem, 14 November 1999
PM Barak's Comments at Today's Cabinet Meeting
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
At the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 14.11.99, Prime
Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak commended the steadfastness of
the soldiers of the South Lebanon Army, and its commander, General Antoine
Lahad, during the Hizballah attack over the weekend.
Prime Minister Barak pointed out that the IDF's and SLA's ability to act
in southern Lebanon has improved and added that the SLA's steadfastness is
making possible the government's freedom of action in the political
sphere, is helping it to conclude the continuing tragedy in Lebanon and
withdraw IDF personnel from Lebanon by July 2000, by agreement.
The Prime Minister also mentioned the aid and rescue teams Israel has sent
to Turkey in the wake of the latest earthquake there; his intention to
attend the OSCE conference; and the need for international cooperation
against terrorism.
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