Israel Blocks Palestinian ISP
For hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, getting to work, school or the market has been virtually impossible since Israel`s latest anti-terror campaign began. Now, they won`t be able to get online, either. Early Monday morning, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops took over the offices of Palnet, the leading Palestinian Internet service provider, shutting down the firm`s operations. The move — part of Israel`s 3-week-old “Operation Determined Path,” which has kept seven of the eight major Palestinian cities under strict curfew — reduced Internet access to a trickle in the West Bank and Gaza. Full Story