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January 5, 2010

Israel to Build New Israeli-Only Highway in West Bank
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting Israel has begun laying the
groundwork to build another highway in the West Bank that will be off
limits to Palestinian drivers. The announcement comes just a week after
Israel’s highest court ordered the state to lift its ban on Palestinian
motorists from Route 443 in the West Bank. Many Palestinians describe
the Israel-only highway as apartheid roads. Israeli law professor Barak
Medina condemned the construction plans. He said, “Preventing local
residents from using a highway simply because they are Palestinians is
discrimination that is forbidden…Unfortunately, this case is not that
far from apartheid.”



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