ANTONIO PLANS TRIP TO ISRAEL DELEGATION: CITY'S AIRPORTS AND HARBOR AGENCIES TO PAY FOR TRAVEL.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In his third major international trip since he took office, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday that he plans to lead a delegation to Israel next month to discuss security, counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. and environmentalism environmentalism, movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use. . "The mayor will meet with top Israeli officials and sign agreements designed to better secure L.A.'s airports, enhance security at the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA and improve counterterrorism and emergency-response tactics," spokesman Matt Szabo said. The trip June 11-18 will include city officials and about a dozen other area residents and is being paid for by two city public agencies: Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van , which is the airports department, and the Port of Los Angeles. Villaraigosa will be working out agreements for security officials from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, considered one of the most secure in the world, to review procedures at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , and for a similar review at the Port of Los Angeles. In return, L.A. will provide experts on "greening" energy at Israel's seaports and will exchange information on water conservation and recycling. The mayor also will sign an agreement linking the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. and Tel Aviv's Yarkon River in studying how to revitalize waterways and make more open space available. The mayor plans to meet with high-ranking Israeli leaders including President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Knesset Speaker Dalia Itsiz, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski. Traveling with the mayor will be Councilmen Jack Weiss and Dennis Zine; the Department of Water and Power general manager, H. David Nahai; the port executive director, Geraldine Knatz; the airports executive director, Gina Marie Lindsay, and some other city officials. Rabbi Marvin Heir of the Simon Wiesenthal Center  This article is currently semi-protected to prevent sock puppets of currently blocked or banned users from editing it. is among local
residents who will accompany the mayor on the trip.
The mayor last traveled out of the country in 2007 when he went to El Salvador and Mexico. Before that, he had traveled to Asia. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com 213-978-0390 |
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