Badly burned but free, Israa Jaabis on her release from Israeli prison

Israel fragmenting the occupied west bank: Nearly 1000 checkpoints separating Palestinian cities

This is a snapshot of what daily life is like for Palestinians in the West Bank. Armed Israeli soldiers control movement across Palestinian land through an illegal system of nearly 900 checkpoints consisting of gates usually manned by heavily armed Israeli soldiers. Whether they’re going to the grocery store, school, or even in need of urgent medical treatment, Israel controls and decides when, where, and how Palestinians can get from place to place on their own land, while Israelis who live ill