Israeli finance minister holds rare West Bank meeting with Palestinian PM


  • World
  • Thursday, 01 Jun 2017

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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