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Palestinians see little gain in Netanyahu's economic offer

Palestinians are not buying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promises to offer economic concessions to them, saying that it would only be a "partial lifting" of Israeli restrictions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool - RTX34RYP
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli daily Haaretz reported April 2 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to improve the economic conditions of the Palestinians.

Many Palestinians believe that his words came on the request of US President Donald Trump.

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