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Summer Travel Blues Will Undermine Trust in the Palestinian Leadership
(Al-Araby Al-Jadeed-UK) Daoud Kuttab - Nazmi Muhana, a Palestinian official at the border crossing between Israel and Jordan, said there has been a 48% increase in numbers of travelers this summer. In the first 17 days of July, 149,000 Palestinians sought to cross from the West Bank into Jordan, compared to 104,000 during the same period last year. While most face long waits, the Palestinian government approved a special VIP service that allows those who can afford to pay a $150 per-person fee to make it through the crossing in less than 30 minutes. When Palestinians, waiting in line for hours, see their own leaders and wealthy Palestinians skip the queue because they can afford to, they will get mad and express anger.