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Foreign ambassadors briefed on goodwill gestures to Palestinians

Head of the Civil Administration Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai gave a briefing to foreign ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday regarding recent Israeli goodwill gestures to the Palestinians. Mordechai gave the ambassadors a two-hour briefing during which he surveyed the recent changes in the West Bank including the lifting of dozens of roadblocks and checkpoints as well as the government's decision to open the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and Israel 24 hours, seven days a week.