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| Israel opens road to Ramallah, shuts down Nablus | |
| 2011-08-28 | |
| RAMALLAH: Israeli forces on Saturday opened a road near the West Bank city of Ramallah after nine years of closure, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Ramallah Gov. Laila Ghannam said that the Israeli army opened road 466 near Ein Seinya, to the north of Ramallah. The Israeli army closed the road in 2002 under the pretext that Palestinian fighters used it to launch attacks against Jewish occupiers. Ghannam said that the 10-kilometer road, which begins from the entrance of Beit El settlement to the northern entrance of Ein Seinya, connects Ramallah with cities in the West Bank. She added that the Palestinians had used alternative roads during the last nine years to travel between the two destinations. The governor said that the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works had finished reconstructing the road last week. A spokesman for the Israeli army said that the decision to open the road to Palestinian traffic was approved by the Israeli forces OC Central Command and the Judea and Samaria (West Bank) Division. The spokesman added that the opening of the road is a good will gesture to Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel routinely extends goodwill gestures to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and moderates in the Palestinian Authority Meanwhile, Israeli forces placed military checkpoints at all entrances of Nablus. Palestinian witnesses said that the Israeli soldiers manning the checkpoints restricted the entry of Palestinians into the city. Nablus Gov. Jibrin Al-Bakri said that the Israeli measures will “badly affect Nablus’ economy.” The city is the “economic capital” of Palestinian territories. Al-Bakri said the restrictions will bar the Palestinian residents from entering the city to buy
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |