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JERUSALEM-Palestinian and Jewish bulldozer drivers alike say they live in fear of being mistaken for attackers.In less than a month, two Palestinian bulldozer drivers killed three Israelis and injured dozens after rampaging through Jerusalem's busy streets. Both drivers were shot dead."People have developed bulldozer-phobia," said Anas, a 23-year-old Palestinian driver who asked to be identified by his first name. "It is better to start looking for a new career." Bulldozers are common sight across Jerusalem, where a light-rail system and other projects are being built.Many of the drivers are Palestinians from Arab East Jerusalem, whose Israeli identification cards allow them to travel across the city and Israel, unlike Palestinians who live in the occupied West Bank.For many Palestinians, bulldozers can be a symbol of Israeli occupation. The army uses them in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. In Jerusalem, the municipality uses them to demolish homes constructed without hard-to-obtain building permits."Now the Palestinians are trying to fight the occupation by using its very tools,"Palestinian analyst Hani al-Masri said.Israel says only illegally built houses are demolished and maintains that difficulties getting building permits were no excuse for breaching the law.To read more go to:
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