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2011-08-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel opens road to Ramallah, shuts down Nablus

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Posted by Steve White 2011-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Hunh? By opening the 10K road as a good will gesture, Nablus Gov. Jibrin Al-Bakri thinks Palestinians will be unable to buy sweets?

Posted by Ralphs son Johnnie 2011-08-28 02:41|| 2011-08-28 02:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't Goodwill something one throws in when selling a buisness, calculated as, oh, I don't know, some percentage of turnover and/or profit? Which turnover and/or profit and what percentage could it be?

Posted by Rhodesiafever 2011-08-28 08:55|| 2011-08-28 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 OK, googled it to refresh my Business Class of '77. It's an intangible asset. Closest I could get to that in Arab/Gazook språk is 'Jizya'.

Posted by Rhodesiafever 2011-08-28 09:20|| 2011-08-28 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Typical media spin words at work (yes, I know it's the arabs); sounds like the NYT commenting on a Repub that did something good.

" closed under a pretext ", "Jewish occupiers" etc.

Note that they had alternate routes even when the road was closed.

Posted by AlanC 2011-08-28 10:15|| 2011-08-28 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 The spokesman added that the opening of the road is a good will gesture to Palestinians in the West Bank.

Paleo gratitude? Crickets, more crickets.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-08-28 10:19|| 2011-08-28 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 The reason there is no Muslim Gratitude is because Muslims are entitled to anything and everything. Why would anyone be grateful for receiving what they are entitled to?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-08-28 17:37|| 2011-08-28 17:37|| Front Page Top

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