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An ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times.

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  • Nablus is a city built between two biblical mountains, Har Grizim and Har Ebal.
  • He lived not in Nablus but in Jayyus, a village about twenty miles to the west.
  • Here are pictures of 'stonethrowers' in Nablus, taken the day before Masri's death by AP.
  • A hawkishly handsome man of seventy-one, al-Masri was born in Nablus and graduated from the University of Texas.
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