Byline: Vernon Loeb Knight-Ridder
Not so long ago, during the height of the intifada, commuters from this Jewish settlement often ran a gauntlet of stone- throwing Palestinian youths on their way home from work in Tel Aviv.
It was a harrowing, dangerous drive back in 1988.
But with Tel Aviv in Saddam Hussein's Scud missile sights, the drive to Ariel has become a flight to safety for Tel Avivans hankering for the security of the West Bank.
"In the past 10 days, hundreds of Tel Aviv people have come here to stay with friends and relatives," said Dina Shalit, who heads the Ariel Development Fund. "It's almost like having our population double …
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