Tag: Ramallah
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Haaretz: “PM approves eastward move of section of separation barrier”
by Meron Rapoport, January 31st Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved the moving of the separation barrier at least five kilometers eastward from the Green Line in the area of Modi’in Ilit, in order to take in the settlements of Nili and Na’aleh, according to security sources and a brief submitted by the state to…
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Exit Denied: An Escalation in the Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
by Noura Khouri, January 26th At around 12:30 am this morning I was heading back to Bethlehem, by myself, from Ramallah so as to avoid the early morning delay at the dreaded Qalandia terminal. At night there are very few cars, so I thought I’d take advantage and avoid the waiting and anxiousness to cross…
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“They’re the army. They’re always right”
by Yifat Appelbaum, January 24th A. made some fried squash tonight at the office. He looked a little more serious than he usually looks. As we were eating, he told me a story. “Today I was at Qalandia,” he started, “Some army jeeps started going down the road towards Ramallah. And there were some kids.”…