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Palestinians are denouncing Israel’s tightening blockade of Ramallah, with one Israeli Arab Knesset member comparing it to Nazi concentration camps. Israel defends the blockade as necessary, citing an alleged plot by Ramallah-based militants to carry out

WASHINGTON, March 12 (JTA) — Members of Congress are urging the Bush administration to review its diplomatic treatment of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization in light of the violent uprising against Israel. Pro-Israel lobbying groups and lawmakers want a review of the current diplomatic privileges the Palestinian Authority and the […]