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A Palestinian sweet maker prepares pancakes on the Second day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month, in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 23, 2009. During Ramadan, Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex...

A Palestinians shop at a popular market on the Second day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Aug 23, 2009. During Ramadan, Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex fr...

A Palestinian sweet maker prepares pancake called "katayef" on the Second day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Aug 23, 2009. During Ramadan, Muslims are required to abstain from fo...

A Palestinian reads the holy Koran at a mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month Ramadan in the west Bank city of Ramallah on August 22, 2009. The start of the ninth and holiest month of the Muslim calendar is t...

A Palestinian prays at a mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month Ramadan in the west Bank city of Ramallah on August 22, 2009. The start of the ninth and holiest month of the Muslim calendar is traditionally de...

An Israeli soldiers and Palestinian paramedics relief to injured Palestinians, after a traffic accident near the West Bank city of Hebron , 21 August 2009. Photo by Najeh Hashlamoun

An Israeli soldier take position during a protest against the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha in the village of Iraq Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 21, 2009. Photo by Nedal Shtieh

of Har Bracha in the village of Iraq Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 21, 2009. Photo by Nedal Shtieh

Palestinian and foreign protestors run from tear gas during a protest against the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha in the village of Iraq Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 21, 2009. Photo by...

A Palestinian protestors run to take cover during a protest against the expansion of the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha in the village of Iraq Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 21, 2009. Photo by Nedal Shti...

An Arab protestor argues with Israeli soldiers who were dispersing the protesters who were demanding the right of Palestinian farmers to cultivate their land during a demonstration on farming land near the Jewish settlem...

$Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad attends opening of the water line project at Beit Dagen and Beit Forek villages in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 18, 2009. Photo by Mustafa Abu Dayeh \ pool$

$Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad visits the antiquarian area of sabastiya near the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 18, 2009. Photo by Mustafa Abu Dayeh \ pool$

$Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad attends opening of the primary school "Agensinya" in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 18, 2009. Photo by Mustafa Abu Dayeh \ pool$

$Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad attends launching of the "Al-Bazan" street in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug 18, 2009. Photo by Mustafa Abu Dayeh \ pool$

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