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Dec. 11, 2020
In an alternative reality, Route 55 could have been a symbol of coexistence. It stretches from the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank to Kfar Sava northeast of Tel Aviv, and on the West Bank side of the road it is used by both motorists with yellow Israeli license plates and white Palestinian ones. It’s as if it were natural that the residents of the Palestinian town of Qalqilyah and the nearby Jewish settlements would be spending time together.
The road has one lane in each direction, but it will soon look different: it’s slated to be upgraded and widened. But the not-so-small details of the project reveal which motorists it seeks to benefit.