Boris Yeltsin was expected to make his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas on Thursday to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas. The first president of Russia, who resigned his post last week, was slated to take part in the service in Bethlehem along with the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus.
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