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Monday, April 19, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 19, 2021
Rivlin speaks to PA president, extends Ramadan greetings
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke on the phone today, both presidential offices report.
According to the official Palestinian Authority WAFA news agency, Rivlin expressed his season’s greetings to Abbas on the advent of the Ramadan holiday.
Rivlin’s office further adds in a statement that the two presidents discussed “issues regarding the regional state of affairs.”
President Reuven Rivlin, right, meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the funeral for late former president Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
