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<p>While we have not made representations on this specific issue, our Ambassador in
Tel Aviv discussed the need to create economic sustainability in the West Bank and
Gaza with the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs, Public Security and Information
on 19 November. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv also discussed the issue of
access to Gaza with the Head of the Civil Department of the Israeli Office for the
Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) on 24 November. During
this meeting we welcomed the indefinite continuation of permissions for agricultural
exports to Israel and the lifting of restrictions on exporting textiles, furniture
and scrap metal to Israel.</p>
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