Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak promised a potential coalition partner that he will connect Jerusalem with the West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Tuesday. The promise was aimed at getting the National Religious Party to join his government.
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