{"id":3926,"date":"2011-07-07T23:46:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T03:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2011-07-07T23:46:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T03:46:18","slug":"homeland-security-says-israel-placed-on-terror-watch-list-in-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/homeland-security-says-israel-placed-on-terror-watch-list-in-error","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security says Israel placed on terror watch list in error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says that it made a mistake when\u00a0placing Israel on a terror watch list.<\/p>\n<p>John Morton, who serves as the director of the department\u2019s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division, says\u00a0the selection was made based on \u201cinaccurate information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of Israel in the OIG\u2019s list of ICE\u2018s \u2019Third-Agency Checks\u2019 (TAC) was based on inaccurate information provided to the OIG during the course of its audit,\u201d Morton said in a statement sent by e-mail to JTA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. does not and never has considered Israel to have links to terrorism, but rather they are a partner in our efforts to combat global terrorism. The United States maintains close intelligence-sharing relationships with Israel in order to address security issues within its own borders and in our mutual pursuit of safety and security around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/update-homeland-security-dept-now-claims-israel-was-erroneously-included-on-terror-list\/\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says that it made a mistake when\u00a0placing Israel on a terror watch list. 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