State Dept. drops Israel from Hurricane relief credits SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Friday, September 9, 2005 The United States has avoided any mention of Israeli participation in the international aid effort for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In a briefing on Sept. 6, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack focused on Arab offers of assistance to the United States. "We also have received several large, very large, donations from Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates," McCormack said. "We have also seen donations made to the Red Cross from Australia, China, India, Ireland, Japan, Maldives, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen." Officials...