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Palestinians Face Limits on Internet, Cell Phones

Daoud Kuttab reports on the restrictions and limits on cell phone and wireless internet use faced by Palestinians, and the importance of full membership in the International Telecommunications Union.

Daoud Kuttab
Daoud Kuttab
Jan 19, 2013
Palestinian Public Works and Housing Minister Abdel-Rahman Zidan (R) of Hamas speaks on his cell phone at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Jenin November 29, 2006. Israeli authorities on Wednesday released one of the Hamas government ministers it detained after gunmen from the Gaza Strip abducted an Israeli soldier in June, witnesses said. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK)
Palestinian Public Works and Housing Minister Abdel-Rahman Zidan of Hamas speaks on his cell phone at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Jenin, Nov. 29, 2006. — REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

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