NEWS       News Home     Asia   Africa   Americas   Europe   U.S.   Americas   Economy & Finance   Health   Science & Technology   Arts & Entertainment   Politics   Weather   Sports     NEWS FOCUS   Iraq   Human Rights   Middle East   Education   Environment   Social Issues     Featured Images     Coffee Break     Featured Images     Coffee Break   Phong   Snake   Tower of Hanoi ales ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) ans Survive by Garbage Picking Some_Palestinians_Survive_by_Garbage_Picking http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-28-voa38.cfm?rss=human interest Weak economy forces West Bank residents to pick through Israeli settlement trash Human Interest Bank, economy, Garbage, israeli, palestinians, pick, Picking, residents, Settlement, Survive, trash"http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/english/2007_11/Video/wmv/WestBankGarbage_bb.wmv" class="media-asset" onclick="dcsMedia(event);">Watch West Bank report / Windows Broadband - download "/images/video.gif" border="0" alt="video clip"> Watch West Bank report / Windows Dialup "/images/video.gif" border="0" alt="video clip"> Palestinians in the West Bank who live near Israeli settlements have discovered a new way to make a living.APIMAGE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width=210 align=left> A West Bank garbage truck delivers trash to the landfill near Hebron Trucks unload their cargo all day at the Yata dump, just outside the West Bank city of Hebron.APIMAGE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width=210 align=right> Faris Raba'e "I look for everything that is useful -- tin, iron, anything that is useful,â€� he says. “Today I found some boots and I found some iron.APIMAGE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width=210 align=left>

Faris Raba'e brings home items he has found at the dump and then sells them - his only source of income

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