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Israeli soldiers check the car of a Palestinian driver passing through a new checkpoint on route 443, which opened for Palestinian cars on may 28, 2010. Route 443 had been closed off by Israel to Palestinian vehicles since 2002 after a series of shooting attacks on Israeli vehicles. The Israeli Supreme court issued an order allowing Palestinian drivers to start using certain parts of road 443 starting today. The road cuts through the occupied West Bank and links Jerusalem and Israel's coastal plain. Photo by GILI YAARI