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Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets

Under the Oslo accords of the 1990s, Palestinian fishermen are supposed to be able to fish 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaza, but  Israel has tightened that limit to within 11 kilometers (six nautical miles) of the coast due to its security concerns.  Israel’s blockade is affecting the already weak economy in the Palestinian coastal enclave. At dawn, the sound of bullets being fired drifts over the water in Gaza, a sound Palestinian fishermen know all too...


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