Last update - 05:08 18/09/2007 U.S. officials: Israeli border authorities harass Arab Americans By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

American officials have complained recently that Israeli immigration authorities harass American citizens of Arab origin at Israeli border crossings.

During meetings between senior State Department officials and their counterparts in Israel, the Americans said that in recent months there has been a troubling increase in the number of complaints by American citizens of Palestinian and Arab origin, regarding the treatment they receive at border crossings and airports in Israel.

The Americans complained about long delays, a suspicious attitude, and degrading security checks.

The State Department officials stressed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was very perturbed by this issue and said they expected immediate improvement.

They also warned their Israeli counterparts that unless there was a change, they would update the travel warning for Americans visiting Israel to include a statement that "Israel harasses American citizens of Arab and Palestinian origin.

Lets get this straight a Palestinian with an American passport can't support terrorism and the destruction of the State of Israel.

If we give a cobra an American passport does it make its poison less deadly?