GAZA — Two luxury hotels are opening in Gaza this month. Thousands of new cars are plying the roads. A second shopping mall — with escalators imported from Israel — will open next month. Hundreds of homes and two dozen schools are about to go up. A Hamas-run farm where Jewish settlements once stood is producing enough fruit that Israeli imports are tapering off. Related Times Topic: Gaza Strip Israel to Allow Building Cargo to Enter Gaza (June 22, 2011) U.N. Charts High Jobless Rate in Gaza, Despite Israel’s Easing of Blockade (June 15, 2011) As pro-Palestinian activists prepare to set sail aboard a flotilla aimed at maintaining an international spotlight on Gaza and…
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A Construction Boom in Gaza’s Lingering Ruins