“Last exit” curtails Palestinian highway access

“Last exit” curtails Palestinian highway access
Israel on Friday started allowing Palestinians onto a major highway in the occupied West Bank for the first time in eight years, but barred them from using it to gain simple access to their main city, Ramallah.
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Groups protest Israel’s decision to deny entry of Michigan student of Palestinian descent

Groups protest Israel’s choice to deny entry of Michigan student of Palestinian descent
Israel has denied entry to a Detroit university student of Palestinian descent traveling there for a study-abroad program. Arab-American and civil rights groups plot to protest the choice Thur…
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Israel reopens key highway to Palestinian vehicles

Israel reopens key highway to Palestinian vehicles
Israel opened on Friday a key highway across the West Bank to Palestinians, which had been closed off to Palestinian traffic in 2002 following a series of shooting attacks on Israeli vehicles. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened the Route 443 to Palestinian vehicles at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) Friday [...]

Palestinian officials think about replacing Israeli shekel with Palestine pound

Palestinian officials reckon about replacing Israeli shekel with Palestine pound
RAMALLAH — Negotiations on a future Palestinian state might be stuck in neutral. But Jihad al-Wazir, the closest thing to a Palestinian Federal Reserve board chairman, is plotting one key aspect of statehood: what the money will be. Middle East – Warfare and Conflict – Israel-Palestine [...]