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A New Hope : West Bank Experiences Security and Economic Revival

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A New Hope : West Bank Experiences Security and Economic Revival

The New York Times article Security and Economic Revival Raise Hopes in the West Bank ' by Ethan Bonner covers the reemergence of the Palestinian-covered West Bank , specifically in the city of Nablus , after a series of bloody uprisings and encounters between extremists and Israeli forces . The Palestinian authority has been longing for control over their territories , and it has experienced

its first sense of security and economic stability since the second Palestinian uprising broke out in 2000 . It seems that the economy has stabilized so far as the International Monetary Fund (IMF ) projected a seven percent growth rate for the year 2009 . A few infrastructure projects have also started as rebuilding and revitalization of the West Bank area continued . A movie theater has opened and a seven-story furnishing store has started operation recently which proves that the West Bank 's economic and security status has been stabilizing . Just two weeks ago , Israeli checkpoints have started to shut down and troops are gradually being pulled out from the area which are a part of the Israel 's promise to aid the Palestinian authority . However , doubts have been raised against this promise as Israel has not permitted Paltel , the Palestinian cellphone company , to construct network towers (Bronner , 2009

By far , peace and has been evident within the West Bank . The two camps - Israel...