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Boom Times in Ramallah


(Los Angeles Times) Maher Abukhater - The recent groundbreaking for a new Palestinian Authority presidential headquarters in Ramallah underscored an unprecedented building and investment boom in the West Bank city. Land prices have tripled. International hotel chains are arriving. And master-planned housing projects are underway around town. Overseeing Ramallah's expansion is Mayor Janet Mikhail, a Christian independent whose slate won six seats on the 15-member City Council and formed a coalition with Islamist Hamas against Fatah, the West Bank's dominant political party.
2010-12-28 10:32:30
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