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Source: http://www.tnr.com/blog/spine?pid=137835
Israel's New Highway
[New Republic] Marty Peretz - - Steven Erlanger of the New York Times filed a report with the headline, "New West Bank Road Sets Arabs Apart" and a second headline, "New Israeli Highway Has Palestinian Lanes." Once again, the specter of apartheid. For years the Palestinians have complained that there was no direct highway from Ramallah and further north (Nablus, Jenin) in the West Bank to Bethlehem, Hebron and further south. Now they will have it, and Israelis will not be able to use their road. It is preposterous to think of this highway as a demonic act against the Palestinians. It may, in fact, hasten an agreement. When and if there will be a negotiated peace there will also be two highways systems, however close. ()