The fighting may have stopped for now, but Israel's military occupation of the West Bank — now in its second half-century — never stops piling up dry kindling, awaiting the next spark. (THREAD)
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We listened to the stories of ordinary Palestinians and what they must cope with when the world isn't paying attention.
Like a family forced to demolish the only home they've ever known, because Israel wants to erase their entire neighborhood from views of the Old City.
Like a family forced to demolish the only home they've ever known, because Israel wants to erase their entire neighborhood from views of the Old City.
This project began late last year, after Arab-Israeli normalization deals had left the Palestinians more isolated than ever. All their leaders could say was "We're still here."
That's not a strategy or a plan. But it is true, and it is poignant.
We meant to show how, with the world seemingly moving on from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some 3 million people were left to endure the occupation's routine indignities and everyday cruelty.
We meant to show how, with the world seemingly moving on from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some 3 million people were left to endure the occupation's routine indignities and everyday cruelty.
We felt it was important to show the mundane aspects of the occupation — things that Palestinians would find familiar but that might shock other readers.
We didn't anticipate that another war would intervene, turning our reporting into an explanation of the forces that led to it.
We didn't anticipate that another war would intervene, turning our reporting into an explanation of the forces that led to it.
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