Israeli officials said they allowed some 11,000 Palestinians to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Israel Radio, the officials refuted Palestinian allegations that Israel is preventing Palestinian from making the pilgrimage.
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