Prime Minister Ehud Barak canceled an order barring a Palestinian legislative council member’s entry into Jerusalem. Ziad Abu Ziad’s VIP status was revoked by the previous Israeli government after he attended a meeting with foreign consular officials at Orient House, the Palestinian Authority’s de facto headquarters in eastern Jerusalem.
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