The State Department said today that it “welcomed” Israel’s decision to revoke the deportation order against Mayor Bassam Shaka of Nablus and reinstate him as mayor. In a brief prepared statement, the Department’s chief spokesman, Hodding Carter, said the U. S. “Welcomes the outcome of the Shaka case It will contribute to tranquility” on the West Bank and Gaza Strip and “we believe it will have a positive effect on the autonomy talks. “Asked if U.S. pressure on Israel was a factor in the decision, Carter declined to go beyond his statement.
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