Social divide widens between West Bank, Gaza Strip

The inequitable distribution of resources and political and social opportunities between the West Bank and Gaza Strip is deepening the rift between the two territories, feeding people’s growing dissatisfaction on each side.
A Palestinian boy jumps into the Mediterranean Sea as he enjoys a warm day with others at the seaport of Gaza City March 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
A Palestinian boy jumps into the Mediterranean Sea as he enjoys a warm day with others at the seaport of Gaza City, March 27, 2015. - REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Hazem Balousha
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RAMALLAH, West Bank —​ “Where are you from?”

“I am from Gaza.”

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