Israelis Found a Way to Beat the High Cost of Living: The West Bank
A can of Coke for $0.63, a dental filling for $63: The relative calm in the West Bank in recent years has created a booming economy along the ‘seam line’ as thousands of Israelis snap up everything, from toys and tents to fixing their cars
The small Palestinian town of Husan sits very near the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Betar Ilit south of Jerusalem. Culturally, religiously and demographically they’re completely separate worlds, but on a Thursday afternoon in early November, a few ultra-Orthodox Jews were at the improvised market at the entrance to Husan, where fruits, vegetables, eggs, shoes and other products are sold at bargain prices.
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