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December 30, 2009

Israeli Court Rules Palestinians Can Drive on “Apartheid Road”
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Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that Israel can no longer bar
Palestinians from driving on a major highway that cuts through the West
Bank. Route 443 was dubbed “the apartheid road” by many Palestinians and
their supporters. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel praised the
court ruling. A group spokesperson said, "We hope this will be the end
of the segregated roads.” Non-Israeli cars have been prohibited on the
highway since 2002. It is unclear if the ruling will apply to other
Israel-only roads in the West Bank.



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