Word: ramallah
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sold 10,000 cases of 2-L six-packs of Pepsi and 7Up a day, though demand often rose during the hot, humid summer months There is no Coke franchise in Gaza. Before the blockade, the National Beverage Company (the West Bank Coke bottler) trucked it into Gaza from Ramallah. Back then, a bottle of Pepsi sold for 65¢. Now a bottle costs $1.30--if you can find...
Busloads of jubilant prisoners crossed the Israeli checkpoint into the Palestinian town of Ramallah. Escorted by a procession of honking cars and Palestinians cheering and waving flags, the buses rolled into Abbas' high-walled headquarters - good P.R. for the President, as intended. There was no denying the open joy and gratitude that the families of the freed prisoners expressed toward Abbas. Spilling out of the buses, the ex-detainees were mobbed and kissed by relatives. Some tumbled out of the bus windows, straight into arms of tearful mothers. The official Israeli statement made clear who was meant to benefit from...
...schedule is relentless, her words forceful and urgent. And while doubts abound and crucial aspects of the conference are yet to be settled, Rice insists she wants real results. "We have better things to do than invite people to Annapolis for a photo op," she said Monday in Ramallah. Yet the nature of some of her meetings and the content of some of her statements hint at the serious limitations on what she - and those in the Bush Administration who support her efforts - can accomplish. Rice may insist that "Israelis and Palestinians are making their most serious effort in years...
...Seeking to forestall a crisis in the making, Rice chose her words cautiously in a media conference Wednesday, claiming that the "hostile entity" was not Gaza but Hamas, which runs the cordoned-off territory. Rice will reiterate this distinction on Thursday when she meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Advisers to the Palestinian leader told TIME that despite his feud with Hamas following its ouster of his own militia in Gaza, Abbas cannot publicly accept Israel's turning the lights off on those of his countrymen unlucky enough to live in Gaza. Such an action would also make...
...This is just a quick shout-out to compliment you on that subtle and refreshing report. I am an anthropologist living in Ramallah, and I often travel to Gaza. It is truly refreshing to read an article that goes beyond the usual generalizations and simplifications about Gaza and Hamas. Well done, and I hope to read more! Anne de Jong, Ramallah, West Bank