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203. A two-tiered road system has been established throughout the West Bank in which main
roads are reserved for the exclusive use of Israeli citizens while Palestinians are confined to a
different (and inferior) road network. The Israeli-built roads in the West Bank form a network
linking Israeli settlements with one another and to Israel proper. Palestinians are denied free
access to approximately 1,500 km of roads within the West Bank.47 Travel on these roads by
Most prohibited roads comprise the major north-south and east-west routes in the West Bank. These are reserved
for settlers, Israeli security forces and non-Palestinian international passport holders, including international United
Nations staff.
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