West Bank settlers blocked local roads Wednesday to Palestinian drivers. Residents of Tekoa and Nokdim, two Israeli settlements south of Jerusalem, frequently have been targeted by Palestinian gunmen. In one such attack, Sarit Amrani, 26, of Nokdim, was shot dead, and her husband wounded, two months ago.
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