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August 28, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1029920555792

80,000 Palestinians Emigrated from Territories since Beginning of Year

(Jerusalem Post) - Approximately 80,000 Palestinians have left the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year, a rise of 50 percent compared to last year, a senior Palestinian Authority official said Monday. Another 50,000 Palestinians are now trying to leave through the Jordan River bridges and the Rafah border crossing. Thousands of Palestinians have been camping in the open air outside Jericho. About 1,000 Palestinians from Bethlehem had left the country over the past few months.

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