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Palestinians face Israeli economic blockade

By Harvey Morris in Jerusalem

Published: February 16 2006 17:22 | Last updated: February 17 2006 08:56

The Israeli government outlined on Friday what is likely to amount to an economic blockade of the Palestinian Authority once a Hamas-dominated parliament is sworn in on Saturday.

With the US and other international donors lining up behind Israel to isolate the Islamic movement that won a decisive victory in last month’s election in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, PA finance officials warned the territories were facing an economic disaster.

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