For the first time in years, Israeli fishermen are again fishing in small boats on the Jordan River between Gesher and Kfar Ruppin settlements in the Beisan Valley. Officials report that the area is quiet and that Arabs on the other side of the river wave their hands and greet the Israelis in the boats.
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