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Gov. Rick Perry says Texas can learn from Israeli security efforts

11:59 AM CDT on Friday, August 14, 2009
By TODD GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News
tgillman@dallasnews.com

TEL AVIV –Gov. Rick Perry compared Mexico to the Gaza strip, saying Texas can learn from Israeli security efforts after touring a town that has been hit by Palestinian rockets.

Perry, who has demanded a heightened U.S. troop presence along the Rio Grande, went to Israel’s border with Gaza earlier with week and was briefed by Israeli Army officials.

"Kassam rockets have killed 28 Israelis over the last eight years. Well, 1,000 people have been killed in Juarez since the beginning of the year,â€