links for 2008-07-04
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The sunflower seed merchant and his friends had feared that the truce would lead to the opening of the crossings, bringing about a drop in the prices of goods. Their main concern was that they would be left with large amounts of merchandise.
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The witnesses say Egypt is repelling the crowd with water cannons, and no one has made it across the border.
The Palestinians are upset that they are not being allowed to cross into Egypt. The Egyptians had promised to open the Rafah crossing on Tuesda
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They proceeded to take photographs of the cables, and were subsequently surrounded by local residents who hurled stones at them and in turn took pictures of the soldiers themselves.
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Vice Premier Haim Ramon (Kadima) told Army Radio on Thursday morning that Israel should treat the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Jabel Mukaber and Zur Baher as Palestinian villages, and revoke the permanent residency status of their residents.
