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Netanyahu preparing package of economic incentives for Palestinians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing a wide-ranging package of economic incentives for the Palestinians ahead of the visit of US President Donald Trump, Channel 2 reports.
Netanyahu plans to bring them to the Cabinet for approval on Sunday ahead of the May 22 visit, the report says.
Toward this, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon met today with his Palestinian counterpart Shukri Bishara to get a sense of the issues that Palestinians would most like to see addressed, the report says.
The package is set to include the opening of the Allenby Crossing to Jordan, the expansion of industrial zones and improved transfer of taxes that Israel collects for the Palestinian Authority.
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