(Times of Israel) Jacob Magid - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu okayed a secret backchannel to maintain contact with the Palestinian Authority, even as ties have been strained, a Palestinian official confirmed on Monday. The line of communication was set up last month between Israeli National Security Council Chairman Tzachi Hanegbi and PLO Executive Committee Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh. The Palestinian official credited the U.S. with helping to facilitate the backchannel. Hanegbi and al-Sheikh have met at least once and have held several phone calls over the past month and a half.
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