(Ha'aretz) Gideon Alon - The cabinet Sunday unanimously approved a series of measures meant to facilitate the election for a new PA chairman on Jan. 9. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said that in the 72 hours up to and including election day, Israel will reduce its military presence in the territories as much as possible to facilitate free movement. Roadblocks and checkpoints will be removed wherever this is feasible from a security standpoint.
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