First Palestinian bank opens beyond east Jerusalem separation barrier in 50 years
The bank is located in southern a-Ram, just outside the capital’s municipal border. An 8-meter-high separation barrier, built in 2006, cuts off the neighborhood from nearby Neve Ya’acov.
Security personnel walk in front of the barrier with the West Bank near Havat Ella, 20 km. southwest of Hebron.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUDUpdated:
