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Israel "obstructing" Palestine

  • Palestine: Thursday, May 10 - 2007 at 07:34

Israel is hindering economic progress in Palestine by restricting the movement of Palestinian people in the West Bank, according to the World Bank. Half of the West Bank is closed to most Palestinians, obstructing trade and commerce. Palestine's economy is near collapse and it relies on foreign aid, which was $1bn in 2006. An economic embargo on the Hamas-led government is worsening the situation.

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