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Mon 12 Dec 2009Israel defends refusal of Martin's visit
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT officials have defended the decision to refuse Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin permission to visit Gaza.
Mr Martin revealed during an Oireachtas committee meeting last week that his request to visit the territory had recently been turned down by the Israeli authorities. He told committee members that no substantive reason had been given. The trip was due to take place before Christmas.
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