Israel cabinet vote imminent on plan to increase Palestinian workers
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet will likely vote within two weeks on a proposal to allow another 33,000 Palestinian construction workers into Israel as the government seeks to ease the economic hardship that officials say has fueled a wave of Palestinian attacks. Some 43,000 Palestinians already work in the sector that does not usually attract Israeli labor. Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon told a news conference on Monday he planned to bring the proposal to the cabi
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