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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/298732.html
Israel to Ease Restrictions After Sharon-Abbas Meeting
(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular and Aluf Benn - Following the meeting Thursday between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas, the IDF will pull out of the hearts of West Bank cities and release 100 Palestinian prisoners. Israel Radio reported Friday that Sharon intends to give permanent permits for Palestinian officials to travel between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, increase the amount of tax money transferred to the PA by NIS 150 million a month, allow 25,000 Palestinian laborers to work in Israel, and ease restrictions on humanitarian organizations working in the territories. Sharon asked Abbas to immediately work to end the firing of Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel. "It cannot be that while we are conducting negotiations, Qassam rockets are falling on our children," Sharon said.