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Naim Darwish, left, waits near Zaatara checkpoint in the West Bank south of Nablus as Israeli soldiers check the IDs of all commuters on his bus.
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Israel has erected 550 checkpoints and barriers throughout the West Bank that are intended to ensure the security of Jewish settlers in the land that Israel won from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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An Israeli soldier checks IDs at Hawara checkpoint outside Nablus, West Bank. The network of checkpoints makes travel a nightmare for Palestinian residents such as Darwish and hampers hopes of transforming the West Bank into a secure and prosperous quasi-state.
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Israeli settler Jacob Steinmetz in the hospital after being shot by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank on January 29, 2003.
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Israeli attorney Jacob Steinmetz recites morning prayers in his home in the West Bank before heading out to work.
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Israeli attorney Jacob Steinmetz drives to work.
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