Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tekoah’s office said today he will fly to Israel Saturday night for a “private family visit” of several days’ duration because his mother-in-law is ill in Tel Aviv. The office denied a report from Jerusalem that Tekoah had asked for a holiday because no movement was noticeable in regard to the Jarring mission at this time.
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