He reinstated the normal calendar, removed internal checkpoints and opened the border enough to let official foreign delegations flock in.
But Mr. Blair, like Mr. Fayyad, emphasizes that reform can work only if Israel loosens its grip, removing key internal checkpoints that prevent Palestinians from traveling easily within the West Bank.
Within days of the breakout, about 35 escapees were recaptured at internal checkpoints and border crossings; they were returned to prison after their identities were confirmed by biometric files.
Despite the aid pledges, the Palestinian economy will continue to contract unless Israel eases its blockage of the Gaza Strip and removes crucial internal checkpoints to allow Palestinians to move freely in the West Bank, the World Bank cautioned in the report.
In contrast, when animals are raised under ideal conditions that promote rapid growth, internal checkpoints ensure that maturation does not occur until juvenile development is complete.
Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe.
In addition, to ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle, there are internal checkpoints that monitor the conditions to generate healthy daughter cells, and cell damage or stress may restrict cell cycle progression and/or induce cell death, through them.
They must make a long drive north and face internal border checkpoints.
Fuel and food shipments to Gaza and the West Bank were blocked at border posts, while Palestinians commuting to school or work were forced to abandon cars at internal Israeli checkpoints and walk.
Most people know about border enforcement, she says, but few people outside Texas realize that there are internal border checkpoints, too: there's a line of them right above the Rio Grande Valley, in between the valley and the only health clinics that would be available should HB2 be enacted and the local clinic closes once again.
