In letter, defense minister says lawmakers must refrain from divisive comments on 'one of the most sensitive and sacred' days of the year, should instead send message of unity
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RAS KARKAR, West Bank It seemed that Khaled Nofal’s luck had finally turned. After nearly a year of separation, he was preparing to reunite with his wife and young son, who had been stranded in Jordan since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
To inaugurate the new stage in their life, Nofal, 34, a clerk in the Palestinian Authority Finance Ministry, had rented a new apartment in Ramallah and started to move in. He’d bought new clothes for the first time in years. He was preparing to travel to the Allenby Bridge border crossing to meet them and bring them back to the West Bank and then the border closed.