Strawberries and almonds (pictured, raw) are popular crops in the West Bank. Shaina Shealy for NPR hide caption
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Ibrahim Habash walks with one of the many Palestinian recreational hiking groups that have sprung up largely in the last decade. The Israeli trails network, with its blue and white markings, extends into the West Bank, and Israeli and Palestinian hikers often cross paths on the same trails. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption
For Palestinian Hikers In West Bank, A Chance To Enjoy Nature And Escape Tensions
President Trump's peace envoy Jason Greenblatt (left) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank on Tuesday. Majdi Mohammed/AP hide caption
Israeli archaeologists are excavating ruins of a residential quarter dating back to the 2nd century B.C. at the Nebi Samuel site in the West Bank. According to an Israeli-Palestinian agreement, the status of the West Bank – and the artifacts found there – are to be negotiated in eventual peace talks. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption
In West Bank, Israeli And Palestinian Archaeologists Both Lay Claim To Heritage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved more than 3,000 new settler homes, including at least 20 in Beit El. Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim on Tuesday, after Israel's parliament approved a law that retroactively legalizes thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Jewish settlers set tires ablaze at the Amona outpost, northeast of Ramallah, on Wednesday. Thomas Coex /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday's announcement includes plans for new construction in the Israeli settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption
Imad Abu Shamsiyeh, a Palestinian shoemaker from Hebron, filmed an Israeli soldier shooting a badly wounded Palestinian attacker in the head last year. A military court convicted the soldier of manslaughter. Abu Shamsiyeh says he's gotten death threats for filming the attack. Joanna Kakissis/NPR hide caption
In West Bank, Witnesses To Conflict Are Using Video To Document What They See
Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, speaks with his lawyers upon his arrival for a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv on Nov. 23, 2016. Azaria has been found guilty of manslaughter. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A Palestinian man walks near a construction site for new Israeli housing in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa in September. The Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as a capital of a future state and object to Israeli building in the eastern part of the city and throughout the West Bank. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption
The U.N. Security Council has condemned Israel's construction of settlements, with Ambassador Samantha Power saying the project hurts Israel's security. In this photo from March, soldiers guard the Gush Etzion junction near a cluster of settlements in the West Bank. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption
Attorney David Friedman (left) exits U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, N.J., with Donald Trump and Trump's daughter Ivanka in a 2010 case involving Atlantic City casinos. The president-elect plans to nominate Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
An Israeli security officer next to an overturned vehicle belonging to a family of Jewish settlers ambushed near Hebron, in the West Bank, on July 1. Two Palestinians aided the wounded Israelis. One of the Palestinians has since lost his job and been targeted for abuse by fellow Palestinians. Courtesy of Judea and Samaria Fire and Rescue Department hide caption
After Aiding Injured Israelis, A Palestinian Is Targeted For Abuse
The lingerie factory was opened in the West Bank in the 1980s in an attempt to develop the Palestinian economy. The factory was shut in 1990 amid bouts of West Bank violence and troubles with Israeli military regulations. Racks of robes and camisoles still hang in the production room. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption