Palestinians in Jericho, angry at Israel's refusal to release thousands of Arab prisoners, staged their first general strike since self-rule began, Reuter reports from Jericho. Shops and businesses were closed and traffic was reduced for the first time since Palestinian police took charge of security in Jericho in May under the Israeli-PLO self-rule deal.
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