Israel offers help to tackle terrorism

TEL AVIV, JUNE 16. Israel today shared India's concern over cross-border terrorism and offered all cooperation to tackle the menace.

The issue figured prominently during the talks the visiting Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, had with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Ehud Barak here.

``We have discussed issues relating to infiltration, border management, cross-border terrorism,'' Mr. Advani told presspersons referring to his talks with Mr. Barak and other Israeli Ministers and security officials.

All Ministers and top officials whom they met have unanimously appreciated India's concern over cross-border terrorism and if any cooperation is needed Israel was willing to extend it, Mr. Advani said.

The former Israeli premier and now the Minister for Regional Cooperation, Mr. Shimon Peres, who met Mr. Advani yesterday, told PTI that the Indian Minister's visit was of great significance and an ``added chapter in unique relationship'' between the two countries.

Asked whether he viewed any commonality of threat perception between the two countries in terms of the terror being sponsored by immediate neighbours, Mr. Peres said ``basically the threat of terror comes from religious extremists and unfortunately from Muslim world''.

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