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Israeli finance minister holds rare West Bank meeting with Palestinian PM

By Maayan Lubell
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon gestures as he speaks at an event in Ofakim, southern Israel May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's finance minister has met the Palestinian prime minister, Israeli officials said on Thursday, in a rare visit by an Israeli cabinet member to the occupied West Bank as part of a U.S. peace push.

Israel's security cabinet agreed just before U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank May 22-23 on a series of measures aimed at building confidence in relations with the Palestinians.

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