USA Today · 3 September 1997
CP-1997-031
Israeli settlers attack road project in Hebron
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Jewish settlers threw stones Tuesday at Palestinian workers on a U.S.-funded road project in Hebron. The American project manager and two Palestinian employees were arrested for refusing to cooperate with Israeli police.
The United States is paying $1 million to renovate Shuhada Street, a main thoroughfare that passes in front of two settler enclaves, a project that is supposed to lead to the street’s reopening to Palestinian traffic for the first time in more than three years. The settlers oppose the reopening, claiming it will put them in danger of Palestinian attacks.
Also Tuesday, several thousand Palestinians returned to jobs in Israel after Israel eased its closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The travel ban was imposed after the July 30 market bombing in Jerusalem that killed 17 people. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.
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"Israeli settlers attack road project in Hebron," USA Today, 3 September 1997. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1997-031. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1997-031
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