WORLD IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : Review May Free Some Deportees
Prospects for a compromise emerged in the standoff over about 400 Palestinian deportees when Israeli officials said that they were reviewing the cases again and that more of the men may be allowed to return. The move followed a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Dec. 17 expulsions. The court also said the Palestinians could appeal their expulsions. The current review is separate from the advisory committees that Israel appointed following the Supreme Court ruling to hear the cases of deportees who decide to appeal.
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