DATE=11/16/2003

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

TITLE=ISRAEL-TURKEY-REACT (SHORT)

NUMBER=2-309879

BYLINE=ROSS DUNN

DATELINE=JERUSALEM

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INTRO: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says the bombing of two Istanbul synagogues on Saturday shows that "terrorism knows no bounds". He also expressed confidence that Turkish authorities would arrest those responsible for the blasts that killed at least 22 people and injured 242. Ross Dunn reports from Jerusalem.

TEXT: Mr. Sharon said the bomb attacks in Istanbul demonstrated that terrorism does not discriminate by religion or race. The purpose of such acts, in his words, is to "sow fear and terror through the slaying of innocent people".

Mr. Sharon dispatched his foreign minister Silvan Shalom to Istanbul to speak with Turkish leaders and members of the Jewish community on ways to improve security in the wake of the attacks.

Officials from Israel's intelligence agencies, Mossad and Shin Bet, flew Saturday to Istanbul to assist in the investigation.

Mr. Sharon says his government is confident that Turkish authorities will capture those responsible for the attacks and put them on trial. (SIGNED)

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