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| Memorandum of mutual understanding signed by the Ministry of Public Security and the American DHS |
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| 8/2/07 |
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The Minister of Public Security, Avi Dicter signed last night in Washington D.C. a memorandum of mutual understanding with his American counterpart, the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States of America, Mr. Michael Chertoff.
The memorandum was signed after the Israeli Government appointed Minister Dicter the cabinet minister responsible for cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The joint statement refers to fields such as:
- Counter terrorism
- Aviation security, including passenger and baggage inspection
- Information exchange on planning, responses, recovery and damage control during a state of emergency
- Research, development, experimenting and evaluation, including protocols and standardization of experiments, technology and methods of exposing explosives.
In addition, the two parties will exchange information regarding neutralization, planning, responding and minimization of terror and criminal activities, and a homeland security steering committee will be established, headed by the Director General of the Ministry of Public Security, Rani Falk.
The memorandum can be found on the bottom of the page.
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לגרסת הדפסה |
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| Minister Dicter wtih Secretary Chertoff |
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| During the signing |
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