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Palestinians, Jews race to plant West Bank

Palestinians, Jews race to plant West Bank

Olive tree by olive tree, Palestinian farmers and Jewish settlers are competing over the rocky hills of the West Bank, planting more of the gnarled evergreens to strengthen their hold on the land. Now in harvest season, the battle gets rough, with orchards robbed, vandalized and burned.

 

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that placed further strain on U.S.

 

Israel angers U.S. by approving new West Bank homes

Israel triggered a fresh rift with Washington over settlement building on Tuesday by approving the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in a 1967 war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality.

 

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