Friday, September 18, 2009

Boycott Derails Jerusalem Rail Line

Rail Firm Pays Price for Link to Settlements

By JONATHAN COOK
CounterPunch

in Nazareth.

"An ill-fated light railway under construction in Jerusalem was originally heralded by Israeli officials as a way to cement the city’s “unification” four decades after the city’s Palestinian half was illegally annexed to Israel.

But the only unity generated among Jewish and Palestinian residents after four years of disruptions to the city’s traffic and businesses is general agreement that the project is rapidly becoming a white elephant......."

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