A quick-thinking Israeli who mistakenly drove into Jericho escaped from a suspicious crowd of Palestinians by saying he had come for a meeting with Jibril Rajoub, the Palestinian security chief whose offices are in the city. The Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported that Palestinian police who had stopped the Israeli immediately changed their demeanor and escorted him to Rajoub’s office.
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