Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank is not a future prospect; it is a fact of life. Israelis and Palestinians live in a one-state reality.

Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank is not a future prospect; it is a fact of life. Israelis and Palestinians live in a one-state reality.

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Though the devout pursue their faith despite all obstacles, most sense of celebration was stripped of the region’s three religions since the Oct. 7 attacks and Gaza war.

Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank is not a future prospect; it is a fact of life. Israelis and Palestinians live in a one-state reality.

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank is not a future prospect; it is a fact of life. Israelis and Palestinians live in a one-state reality.

The father of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a dual citizen of Turkey and the United States, said that Washington had not done enough to pressure Israel over her death.

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In a move brokered by China, Fatah and Hamas endorsed a unified government for the West Bank and Gaza, but Palestinians are skeptical that the two parties can put aside their differences.

A joint statement supports the formation of a government of national consensus. But for many Palestinians, the gathering in the Chinese capital was nothing more than a performance bound for failure.