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News Articles: West Bank

Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

The Israeli troop killing of a U.S. teen in the West Bank sparks outrage

The killing of a Palestinian American teen by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has sparked an outcry from relatives and community members in the Palestinian territory as well as the U.S.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Ahmad Dwikat, a Palestinian worker, inspects bars of soap stacked to dry before packing them at a soap factory in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 1.

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  • Middle East

Palestinian soap gets UNESCO recognition as Israel's military operation closes in

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Ashraf Zughayer (center), a Palestinian who was released from Israeli prison during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, hugs his family in their home in Kfur Aqab, East Jerusalem, on Jan. 25.

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  • Middle East

Palestinians freed in the ceasefire say Israeli forces harass them and their families

Several Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during this ceasefire deal have been harassed by Israeli forces after their release, their homes raided or their family members arrested.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
From left: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with their Oscar awards for best documentary for the film <em>No Other Land</em> in the press room at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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  • Movies

Israel's culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film's Oscar a 'sad moment'

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Itay Stern,
  • and 1 more
"No Other Land" tells the story of a Palestinian town in the West Bank that was bulldozed by the Israeli government for use as a military training zone.

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  • Movie Reviews

Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'

This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Palestinian farmers fix a sign in the ground ahead of the replant of a 10 dunam, 2.5 acres, of land with 250 olive trees, part of the joint Freedom Farm project of the Palestinian Farmers Union and the Treedom for Palestine 2025 in memory of President Jimmy Carter, in the West Bank city of Tulkarem Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

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  • News

Palestinians dedicate a new West Bank olive grove to Jimmy Carter

Palestinian activists in the northern West Bank have planted an olive grove in memory of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, describing him as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause.

January 14, 2025
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on Sept. 27.

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  • Law

DOJ lawyers slam 'glaring gap' in failure to investigate potential Israeli crimes

The four-page letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland calls on the department to investigate potential crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and civilians and is a rare instance of public disagreement inside the department.

October 25, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
Suliman Mleihat, 32, and his nine-year-old son Obeida stand in front of Obeida's classroom, where he sheltered from settlers who attacked the school in the Mu’arrajat Bedouin community in mid-September.

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  • World

The war is in Gaza, but Palestinians in the West Bank are targeted with violence too

In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed.

October 12, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
Noor Assi, 15, sits on his bed while watched by his 5-year-old sister Jenna in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Feb. 23. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/10/08/g-s1-22630/photos-palestinian-family-impact-israeli-settler-violence-occupied-west-bank"target="_blank"   >Click here for the full story.</a>

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  • Middle East

One boy's story shows the impact of rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

After his father was killed by Israeli settlers raiding his village in the central West Bank, he says, 15-year-old Noor Assi sometimes envies other teens, but says, "I have a family to take care of."

October 08, 2024
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  • Ayman Oghanna
Palestinian protesters attend a rally to mark the first anniversary of Palestinian militant group Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday.

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  • Middle East

'All this blood, all this death': Palestinians protest Israel war with no end in sight

For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult, and deadly.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Anas Baba and
  • Willem Marx
At an LGBTQ+ shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2022, a volunteer lights a candle during a vigil for Ahmad Abu Markhiya, a 24-year-old Palestinian man who was found decapitated in the West Bank city of Hebron.

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  • World

An NPR investigation: A murder in Hebron

Was the murder of a young Palestinian man in the West Bank an anti-gay hate crime? NPR identifies the accused killer and explores the parallel systems of justice that have yet to resolve this case.

September 30, 2024
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin and
  • Nuha Musleh
Children play in spring water in Al-Auja, a town in the occupied West Bank.

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  • World

In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians struggle to access water

For Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, access to water has been a struggle for years. But since last Oct. 7, water has become even harder for them to obtain.

September 25, 2024
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Palestinians march to honor Turkish American activist Aysenur Eygi in Nablus, in the Israeli- occupied West Bank, on Sunday. Witnesses say Israeli forces shot Eygi dead during a pro-Palestinian demonstration Friday.

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  • Middle East

U.S. urges Israel to swiftly investigate killing of American woman in West Bank

The State Department urged Israel to move quickly to investigate the death of a U.S. woman during a protest against Israeli settlements in the West Bank last week. Eyewitnesses said she was shot in the head by Israeli forces policing the protest. Israeli authorities have said they are investigating the incident.

September 09, 2024
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen,
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
  • and 1 more
Armed Palestinian militants attend a group funeral of people killed in a raid by Israeli forces, in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, on May 23.

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  • Middle East

What West Bank Palestinian youths are fighting for, in their own words

The Israeli military vows to stamp out Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian fighters tell NPR they are willing to die to resist Israeli occupation.

September 07, 2024
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
People stand amid rubble in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on July 21.

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  • World

A pollster sheds light on Palestinian attitudes toward the U.S., Israel and Hamas

For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don't support Hamas.

July 26, 2024
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  • Itay Stern
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