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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke and Sufian Taha in Ramallah

‘Not enough in itself’: wary welcome in West Bank over recognition of Palestine

Two members of the IDF hold guns as they stand next to a billboard showing a smiling young child
Members of the Israeli Defense Forces in Ramallah in the West Bank. Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Abu Said, a barber, is busy. It is a weekend and though the narrow streets of al-Am’ari camp are hot and quiet, his shop is crowded.

Everyone in al-Am’ari, on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, knows that the UK, France, Portugal and Canada have said they will recognise a Palestinian state imminently, following formal recognition of Palestine by more than 140 other countries.

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