During a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, visiting Quartet Mideast envoy Tony Blair stated Israel is not receiving enough credit in the international community for taking the steps to remove checkpoints and reducing restrictions on PA residents.

Prime Minister Netanyahu added that if there was more cooperation from the other side, there would also be additional progress towards assisting the ailing PA economy in Yehuda and Shomron.

Also taking part in the regular monthly meeting was Minister of Regional Development Silvan Shalom.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)