President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel's security in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a deadly bombing at a bus stop in Jerusalem.
Obama also extended his condolences and expressed concern about recent rohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifcket and mortar attacks against Israel from Gaza.
The White House says Netanyahu pledged to update the U.S. on the bombing investigation. The bombing Wednesday afternoon at a crowded bus stop killed a 59-year-old British woman and wounded more than 20 other people, including five Americans.
Israeli authorities said it was the first major attack by Palestinian militants in the city in several years.
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Netanyahu Pledges Strong Response to Jerusalem Terror Bombing
St. Louis County chief will travel to Israel
St. Louis County police chief Tim Fitch will be traveling to Israel next month to learn how Israeli police, intelligence and security forces work to prevent terrorist attacks.
Fitch will visit for a week with other law enforcement officials from ahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifcross the United States, including representatives of the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The trip is part of the Anti-Defamation League's National Counter-Terrorism seminar.
Fitch and the others will visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Tiberias, among other cities. The Israel National Police and senior officials from Israel's defense forces, intelligence and security organizations will meet with the Americans.
St. Louis County police houses the region's anti-terrorism center.
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Israeli and American Defense Ministers hold Joint Press Conference
