The West Bank town of Ramallah has not been placed under curfew but privileges accorded to West Bank residents have been withdrawn as a result of the strike there on Independence Day, it was announced here today. The privileges, rescinded by order of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, Include access into Israel, including East Jerusalem, and the denial of permits for Ramallah residents to visit Jordan or to receive visitors from there. Such permits are granted all other West Bank residents almost without restriction. The special measures taken in Ramallah were due to the nature of the strike which was a demonstration against Israel’s Independence Day parade in nearby Jerusalem. Unlike some other West Bank towns where Arabs demonstrated individually by shutting down businesses for the day and keeping children out of school, the Ramallah strike was officially organized.
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