IRAQ

BBC: US Emulates Israeli Tactics in Iraq

With sporadic fighting in Falluja and US forces moving into position
outside Najaf, the Arab press is pointing to similarities between US military
operations in Iraq and the tactics Israeli forces employ in the West
Bank and Gaza.

Such similarities are not coincidental.

The Israeli army has long experience of offensive operations in urban
areas and it is experience that the Pentagon has been eager to draw upon.

Israel and the US have developed a close military relationship over the
years.