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Why water is the quietest story in the West Bank
Supply depends on wells, networks, permits and politics, and a shortage rarely makes the news until the summer is already hot. [Analysis excerpt.]
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What a harvest season teaches a city about patience
The olive year cannot be hurried, and neither can the slow work of keeping a community together.
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Report the ordinary days, too: the case for covering daily life
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