In talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday, Israel pledged to remove some West Bank roadblocks as a start to "concrete steps" aimed at achieving a peace deal with the Palestinians this year.
Rice brought senior Israeli and Palestinian officials together and then announced that Israel will remove about 50 roadblocks and upgrade checkpoints to speed up the movement of Palestinians through the West Bank, while the Palestinians pledged to upgrade security.
The Israelis also will give Palestinians more security responsibility in the town of Jenin with an eye toward looking at "other areas in turn." They also pledged to …
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