RAMALLAH, West Bank — Attaf Abu Ali, who drives a taxi van, had a hand-lettered sign on his vehicle Thursday that said: “Car for sale, with driver.” “I can’t live off of this,” Abu Ali said of his work, ticking off a list of operating expenses, the most onerous among them the rising price of diesel fuel. Read full article >>
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