Rare encounter between the Israeli-Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister in Ramallah

Rare encounter between the Israeli-Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister in Ramallah



Ramallah - (AFP)
met with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Praise God in the West Bank and the Israeli minister in a meeting "extremely rare" aims to improve the economy and the movement of Palestinians, according to officials announced Thursday.

Israeli officials said the visit of the Minister of Finance and a member of the security cabinet, which has Ekhalon Moshe Wednesday to Ramallah is exceptional. The meeting took place away from the media was not announced until Thursday.

The official said on condition of anonymity, told AFP that he has not any member of the security cabinet meeting, a Palestinian official in the West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority institutions exist since 2000.

The two men discussed during the meeting which took place Wednesday with other officials the measures undertaken by Israel during the visit of US President Donald Trump to Israel and the Palestinian territories on 22 and 23 May last.

He said Palestinian government spokesman Yusuf Mahmoud said in a statement that the two sides agreed to "expand the powers of the national authority in the territories controlled by Israel and classified (c)" and constitute approximately 60% of the area of ​​the occupied West Bank.

The powers relate to the themes of construction, planning , and stop buildings and installations carried out by the Israeli authorities demolished operations.
He said a report released by the United Nations Wednesday that Israel demolished " a record number" of Palestinian facilities. Israel says it destroyed buildings erected without permits, which says international organizations , it is almost impossible.

The World Bank said in 2013 that the Palestinian economy is able to achieve growth by more than a third if Israel lifted the restrictions on development in the area "c".

Israel , the West Bank and East Jerusalem occupies fifty years ago.
The two sides also agreed to build an industrial zone in the Tarqumiya area near Hebron in the southern West Bank, including customs clearance and storage of oil and gas area.

In addition, the spokesman said the two sides agreed to open the Karama border crossing (Allenby) , which links between Jordan and the West Bank , 24 hours, except on Friday and Saturday "starting from 20 June until the month of October next , "
according to a report issued by The World Bank, the Palestinian Authority is losing $ 285 million a year in revenue because of the arrangements and agreements with Israel are no longer valid due to the passage of time or is not implemented sufficiently.

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