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Protocol will follow model used in prior hostage returns • Officer quarters at Re’im military base being converted into reception areas for freed captives.
The requests followed Israel’s U.S. Visa Waiver Program pilot program, which allowed Palestinian Americans to enter Israel without a visa for trips shorter than 90 days.
Gil Bringer is the Israeli official who has been coordinating the delicate and complicated talks to have Israel admitted to the lucrative program. He now believes that it is within reach and will benefit both sides.
In February, the government announced that nine communities in Judea and Samaria would get official status.
The prime minister’s diplomatic stops will include Turkey, Cyprus and the U.N. headquarters.
“The U.S. can’t have it both ways with Smotrich,” according to a government source.
Israel has met all eligibility requirements but tensions with the Biden administration may forestall admission.
“Our forces entered the nest of terrorists,” Netanyahu said.
The meeting, originally meant to focus on the rise of terrorist violence in Jenin, instead reportedly focused on on recent settler violence.