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Israeli, Palestinian Officials Meet on Civilian Issues
[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - For the first time since 1998, all of the officials that coordinate civilian and defense issues between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have met in a one-day symposium at IDF civil administration headquarters in Beit El, hosted by Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai as well as Hassin a-Sheikh, the PA official responsible for coordination with Israel. The sides discussed ways to increase foreign investments in the Palestinian territories and improve coordination on health-related issues. They also discussed plans to establish two new industrial zones in the West Bank that are slated to create 20,000 new jobs for Palestinians.