An elevated highway linking the West Bank and Gaza Strip would cost $2 billion and take years to build, the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot reported Sunday, quoting Finance Ministry officials. Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak proposed the 29-mile highway last week as a way to keep unauthorized Palestinians from entering Israel.
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