Israel decided to stop demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres told a Knesset committee Monday that the damage inflicted on Israel’s public image by the recent demolitions in Gaza outweighed the policy’s effectiveness.
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