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Israel planning to increase work permits for Palestinians
According to the World Bank, unemployment in the West Bank in 2016 stood at around 18%.
ALI JAFAR takes a break at the SodaStream factory in Rahat last year
(photo credit:
DAVID BRINN
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ADAM RASGON
JANUARY 12, 2018 04:08
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