U.S, ISRAEL AGREEMENT ON ARMS EXPORTS CONTROLS IMMINENT

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The United States will upgrade its strategic relationshipwith Israel. Washington is expected to announce the upgrade of relations with Israelto a strategic ally of the United States Wednesday when Israeli PrimeMinister Ehud Barak is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Bill Clinton atthe UnitedNations Millennium Peace Summit in New York.