Israel slightly eased a blockade of Ramallah, allowing some vehicles in and out of the West Bank city, but Palestinian officials dismissed the change as insignificant. Israeli President Moshe Katsav told a delegation from the European Union that the blockades are necessary to prevent terrorist attacks.
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