Palestinian President pays rare visit to Israel, meets its Defence Minister
The Hindu
It is the first time Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with an Israeli leader in Israel since 2010, says official
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a rare visit to Israel on Tuesday for talks with Israel's Defense Minister, the latest in a series of meetings by top Israeli officials with the Palestinian leader.
Israel’s new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, opposes Palestinian independence and has ruled out formal peace talks. But he has said he wants to reduce frictions with the Palestinian Authority and improve living conditions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Despite these pledges, the area has experienced an increase in violence in recent weeks, with a series of Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as well as a surge in violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians.
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