Israel: U.S. Consulate Car Tried to Run Over Checkpoint Guard
srael: U.S. Consulate Car Tried to Run Over Checkpoint Guard Friday , December 25, 2009 An American diplomatic vehicle allegedly tried to run over an Israeli security guard at a border checkpoint in Israel last month, setting off a diplomatic scuffle that is straining relations between the two nations, the Jerusalem Post reported. In an episode that was reportedly caught on tape, a five-car U.S. convoy was stopped at the Gilboa border crossing in the northern West Bank on Nov. 13 but refused to identify themselves or open any windows or doors for inspection by Israeli security. What followed, according...
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