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last updated March 11, 2009 4:23 PM (EST+7)

Nablus

Brimming with political activity since the 1987 intifada, Nablus has experienced heavy battles between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters on its streets. Many parts of the historic Old City have been irreparably damaged since occupation and the city has undergone continuous reconstruction.

A road used often by Israeli settlers that leads to the Roman ruins of Sabastiya, a Palestinian village in Nablus. (C. Seitz)

Multimedia

Al-Haq: Virtual tour of the Wall in the West Bank
Oct. 11, 2011 1:20 PM (EST+7)

Friday demonstration against the Wall in Nabi Saleh
April 9, 2011 1:07 PM (EST+7)

Riz Khan with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters
March 8, 2011 2:08 PM (EST+7)

Scenes from Walaja non-violent protest
May 25, 2010 9:56 AM (EST+7)

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Environment

Egypt wall

Closure

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Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on conviction of human rights defender Abdallah Abu Rahma

West Bank Barrier Route Projections - July 2010

Life on the Edge: The struggle to survive and the impact of forced displacement in high risk areas of the occupied Palestinian territory

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Human Development Report, OPT 2007-8

"Israel to keep major settlement," BBC, March 14, 2006

Cairo's plan B, Gamal A. G. Soltan, Bitterlemons, January 14, 2010 Edition 2 Volume 8

One of the largest cities in the occupied Palestinian territories, Nablus has been on the forefront of politics and culture in Palestinian society since the formation of a Palestinian national identity.

TRADE AND COMMERCE

News on Nablus

Palestinians, Catholic order make final appeal against Wall	Feb. 13, 2013 12:47 PM (EST+7)
Palestinians establish new camp 'Dignity' to protest Wall	Jan. 21, 2013 4:23 AM (EST+7)
Pockets of food insecurity grow in West Bank, Gaza	Aug. 4, 2012 2:31 AM (EST+7)

As an important commercial and cultural center, Nablus is home to two traditional Palestinian products – kanaffe and olive oil soap. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported in 2008 that 70 percent of the population over 10 years of age is literate – ranking it at the higher end of literacy rates in the territories. However, the period marking the beginning of the second intifada in 2000 impacted the economy and survival of the city due to a combination of frequent military incursions, curfews, closure and the Wall.

ECONOMIC STRANGULATION

According to United Nations reports, the numbers of military incursions in the city have decreased since 2005, leading to a reduction in the number of Palestinian causalities. However, studies conducted by the organization also concluded that the changed security situation could not lead to economic revival or free flow of trade due to the 14 Israeli settlements, 26 outposts and the Wall surrounding Nablus.

Sources

	OCHA report on Nablus, February 2007
	Nablus city website
	Balata refugee camp - UNRWA official website

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