What does it mean to be a state?

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Israel Approves West Bank Settlements, a Blow to Palestinian Statehood Hopes

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments lands envisioned as a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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A Hamas Leader’s Release From Prison Reopens Old Wounds in Israel

A man convicted over his role in a deadly 2002 bombing was released in one of the recent cease-fire exchanges, which have created intense, conflicting emotions for Israelis and Palestinians.

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Why Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans Is Untenable for Jordan

President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent history with displaced Palestinians.

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Israeli Police Raid Two Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that their two owners had been arrested. A lawyer for the owners said their detention was “political” rather than legal.

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