Israel plans to hand Jericho and Tulkarm over to Palestinian Authority control in the coming days. The decision was reached Tuesday in talks between Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on restarting goodwill gestures that had been suspended after the Feb. 25 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
