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| Israeli military removes roadblock in Hebron |
| 2008-05-19 |
| Ma'an – The Israeli military removed a roadblock which had shut off the southern entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday evening. The removal was postponed several times because Israeli settlers protested, claiming that removal of the roadblock threatened their security. The road, which links the city of Hebron with a nearby industrial zone, has been closed to since the beginning of the second Palestinian Intifada. According to Israeli officials, the removal of the roadblock was a goodwill gestures towards the Palestinians that Israel pledged to the US and the international Quartet. Last week, the Quartet's Middle East envoy Tony Blair announced that Israel would remove three other checkpoints in the West Bank. According to the United Nations, Israel maintains more than 500 roadblocks, gates, and checkpoints as a part of its occupation of the West Bank. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And the paleos will thank you by promptly sending a female suicide bomber to the nearest pre-school. No good deed goes unpunished. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-05-19 07:55 |