In the West Bank, An Economy Without a Nation

In the West Bank, a National Economy -- Without the Nation
Yoray Liberman for TIME

Going to the Next Level
Ramallah's historic landscape of rolling hills and groves of knotty olive trees is undergoing something of a transformation. Multistory villas fronted by ornamental porticos and columns are rising on its hilltops along with glass and marble office buildings. There are newly paved roads. Across the West Bank, similar scenes are unfolding.

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