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Informed Comment: Bulldozer Attack in West Jerusalem

Informed Comment: Bulldozer Attack in West Jerusalem: "Acts of violence such as this one are typically reported without context in the US. Aljazeera International notes that the bulldozer operator had been working on a controversial causeway connecting West Jerusalem to Arab East Jerusalem, which many Palestinians feel will further disadvantage them."

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