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Fast Forward White House calls on Israel to investigate after American activist shot dead during West Bank protest
Palestinian and Turkish officials accused Israeli troops of fatally shooting the woman, who holds American and Turkish citizenships
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Opinion An American activist was shot dead in the West Bank — advocating for peace has never been more deadly
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a dual American-Turkish citizen, was killed when Israeli military fired at a protest in Palestinian village
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Politics Trump’s Israel adviser suggests diverting $1 billion from Palestinian aid to fund West Bank annexation
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman writes in new book that U.S. support for Israeli sovereignty is ‘based first and foremost on biblical prophecies and values’
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Fast Forward US sanctions Israeli nonprofit that supports West Bank settlers in latest round of penalties
The nonprofit, Hashomer Yosh, receives regular funding from Israeli government ministries
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Opinion West Bank, the next feared flashpoint, was there all along
With a large Israeli operation in Jenin and Tulkarm, the West Bank is seething
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Opinion In this West Bank village committed to nonviolence, attacks by Israeli settlers are the new daily norm
Life in the Bedouin community of Umm al-Khair was never easy. But it's never been this bad before
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Opinion The ICJ ruling is a welcome step, but Palestinians in the West Bank are running out of time
The UN's highest court ruled that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza was illegal
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Fast Forward U.S. sanctions extremist Israeli group Lehava and several West Bank outposts
According to the State Department, those sanctioned have threatened or attacked Palestinian civilians or seized Palestinian land with impunity, imperiling American aims of quieting the conflict in the West Bank
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