Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed a visit Thursday by a group of about 10 foreign envoys to the Palestinian Authority’s de facto headquarters in eastern Jerusalem. The meeting was an “insignificant attempt” by the Palestinian Authority “to show that they have some sort of hold” on Jerusalem, the premier said. His comments came despite his earlier assertions that he had put an end to such meetings.
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