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Israeli border policemen stand in Jerusalem's Old City in Jerusalem, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Israeli police deployed reinforcements in and around Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, in anticipation of Palestinian protests over the Trump administration's recognition of the contested city as the Israeli capital. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clashes erupt across West Bank over U.S. Jerusalem pivot

By Ilan Ben Zion and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

Protesters in Ramallah support the hunger strike launched by Palestinian prisoners and their jailed leader Marwan Barghouti. (Reham Abdelrahman)

Marwan Barghouti snack video heats up Israel prison debate

By Asma' Jawabreh and Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

This undated personal photo provided on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 shows Palestinian author Abbad Yahya. He is stranded in Qatar after Palestinian authorities in the West Bank confiscated all copies of his latest novel and issued an arrest warrant, accusing him of including “sexual terms” in a provocative work that takes aim at taboo issues such as fanaticism, religious extremism and homosexuality. The crackdown on 29 year-old Yahya has set off a wide public debate between the Palestinian society’s conservative old guard and small, young and liberal minority. (Abbad Yahyia via AP)

Palestinian writer afraid to go home amid uproar over novel

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 29, 2016, photo, Palestinian divorce lawyer Reema Shamasneh poses for a photo in the office of her legal aid center in Ramallah, West Bank. One divorce at a time, the Palestinian lawyer fights for female clients in an Islamic family court where a man’s testimony is worth twice a woman’s. Shamasneh, a devout Muslim, believes the laws are the way they are because they were passed by men. She shuns traditional marriage for herself, saying she can take care of herself. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Palestinian lawyer fights for women, one divorce at a time

By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said Wednesday, Dec. 31, that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. But the Palestinian leader is hinting that he could join the International Criminal Court in the very near future - a move that would put him on a collision course with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians to press war-crimes case against Israel

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

Palestinians seek FIFA sanctions against Israel

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

In this photo taken Saturday, May 10, 2014, a woman carrying her child, stands in front of an oil on canvas painting named The Bitter and the Bitterness, by Palestinian artist Raouf al-Ajouri, during an art exhibition &quot;Traces, a testimony to memory,&quot; displaying over forty Palestinian artists work from Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Fifty-three paintings and two sculptures by 45 artists have gone on display in the West Bank city of Ramallah, said Haneen Qatamesh, a spokeswoman for one of the sponsors, the Palestinian company PADICO. Since Saturday's opening, 12 works have been sold for prices ranging from $850 to $9,000, she said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

West Bank exhibit gives Gaza artists rare showcase

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, May 1, 2014, a model backstage is prepared to display a creation by designer Fayzeh Pearl ahead the opening day of the Palestine Fashion Week 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. While Ramallah is not internationally known for fashion, organizers hope that its Palestinian Fashion Week will draw more attention to local designers. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

AP PHOTOS: Fashion show sweeps into West Bank

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