Pentagon chief laments growing Israeli ‚isolation‘ from Turkey, Egypt

03.12.2011                      07.Kislev. 5772                      Wajeze

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Pentagon chief laments growing Israeli 'isolation' from Turkey, Egypt

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls on Israel to use diplomacy to build regional support, according to joint Israel-U.S. goals.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called on Israel on Friday to take diplomatic steps to address what he described as its growing isolation in the Middle East.
Panetta, in prepared remarks that he was due to deliver in Washington on Friday evening, stressed U.S. efforts to bolster regional stability and to safeguard Israel's security….