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West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

"The fact is that it is an international story, it happens in the West Bank but it doesn't even say in the film that it happens in the West Bank," he explained.

Israel moving ahead with new settler housing

The Palestinians refuse to resume talks with Israel as long as it continues to build in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, lands they claim as part of a future state, along with the Gaza Strip.

Settlers and Palestinians clash after killing

Israel's military says soldiers have dispersed settlers and Palestinians who were throwing rocks at each other in the West Bank following the killing of a settler there.

Obama downplays prospects for Mideast peace

Palestinians refuse to resume negotiations unless Israel stops building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

West Bank students attack British diplomat's car

Dozens of Palestinian students blocked the car of a British diplomat, some even jumping on the hood, to prevent his speech at a West Bank university.

Palestinian-only buses set off uproar in Israel

In November, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a Palestinian state that would include all of the West Bank, a decision seen as a resounding rejection of settlements.

Palestinian detainee dies in custody in West Bank

A 40-year-old Palestinian man has died in Palestinian custody in the West Bank and authorities there have launched an investigation.

Palestinians, Israeli soldiers clash in West Bank

Palestinians have clashed with Israeli troops during rallies across the West Bank in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners and against Israel's security barrier.

West Bank clashes fueled by prisoner's death

Jaradat, a father of two from the West Bank village of Saeer, died in Megiddo Prison in northern Israel on Saturday, six days after his arrest on suspicion of stone throwing.

Jewish settlers, Palestinians clash in West Bank

A Palestinian medic says a 24-year-old demonstrator was shot in the stomach during clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank village of Kusra.

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Palestinian kills Israeli settler in West Bank

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Israel evicts Palestinian villagers for army exercise

Israeli army firing zones comprise 18 percent of the West Bank, roughly the same size of "Area A...