free access to the urban

that makes me uneasy."

Israel

has long Christian Louboutin promised that quiet in specific areas would be rewarded with an easing up of security measures, and indeed, locals are speaking of an unseen Israeli hand encouraging Ramallah's success. The main Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and

Jerusalem

recently opened up hot Christian Louboutin 24 hours a day, having previously been closed at night. And the Surda checkpoint between Ramallah and Bir Zeit has been removed, giving thousands of Palestinians from the surrounding villages free access to the urban center. While Ramallah's own population is Christian Louboutin Shoes only 35,000, the population of the whole district numbers 220,000, according to

Ramallah

Municipality

statistics. All of this is doubtless good Christian Louboutin for local commerce. Yet at the same time, the Palestinian business community is worried about having too many eggs in one basket. Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Khoury even calls the revival "dangerous" because "it comes at the expense of all the other cities" and because he has Christian Louboutin Boots the feeling that Ramallah is living on borrowed time. "If people move here and invest, then

Israel

decides to close