Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said the Palestinians could issue their own currency as part of a final peace settlement. Barak’s comments during a speech in New York to the Israel Policy Forum reinforce recent indications that Israel wants the Palestinians to separate their economy from Israel’s.
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