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Israel authorizes additional permits for Palestinian workers

Palestinian workers warm themselves by a fire after crossing from the West Bank into Israel through the Zufim Checkpoint (behind), near Kochav Yair, Israel on September 27, 2012. They will be picked up by Israeli foremen for a day's labor inside Israel and are among the tens of thousands who have permits from Israel to cross from the West Bank and work inside Israel.
Palestinian workers warm themselves by a fire after crossing from the West Bank into Israel through the Zufim Checkpoint (behind), near Kochav Yair, Israel on September 27, 2012. They will be picked up by Israeli foremen for a day's labor inside Israel and are among the tens of thousands who have permits from Israel to cross from the West Bank and work inside Israel.Jim Hollander / EPA
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Israel has authorized 5,000 additional permits for Palestinian workers to enter Israel each day for work, as a means of propping up the Palestinian economy, The European Pressphoto Agency reports.

Earlier this month, protests over the tough economic situation in the West Bank erupted into violence.

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