(AP/Miami Herald) Ramit Plushnick-Masti - A Palestinian parliamentary committee is investigating whether Palestinian cement companies are providing Israel with cement for its West Bank barrier and have been selling concrete to Jewish settlements. Israel's Channel 10 TV reported that the Al-Quds Cement Company - owned by Palestinian Prime Minister Qurei's family - has been providing the materials to help build the barrier. Television footage also showed cement mixers leaving the Al-Quds company and driving to the Jewish town of Maale Adumim in the West Bank.
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