1.   The company air-freighted stone to a San Diego airport project when Israeli closures made it miss a merchant shipping deadline.

2.   The latest Israeli closure of the West Bank and Gaza, now two weeks old, was also beginning to sting.

3.   Palestinian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Qureia said renewed Israeli closures would only lead to more friction.

4.   A major cause of anger is the Israeli closure, imposed after the bombing.

5.   Also pix of cars entering Ramallah following the easing of the Israeli closure.

6.   Arafat reacted angrily to the reports of the aborted attack, saying Muslim militants were hurting their Palestinian brethren economically by prompting a new Israeli closure of Gaza.

7.   Bethlehem has been the scene of daily protests this week against the Israeli closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which bars Palestinians from entering Israel.

8.   But the Israeli military closure could reduce the numbers dramatically.

9.   But Palestinian Christians from the West Bank are kept from celebrating because of the Israeli closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

10.   Cotti said repeated Israeli closures barring Palestinians from entering Israel to work are hampering the Palestinian economy.