From The Big Story: Choke Points

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Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family.

Lost Lives.

How Israeli checkpoints suffocate Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank.

Written by Lama Rabah, Sabrina Slipchenko, Charles Boutaud, Firas Tawil and Elena DeBre. Originally published on September 30th 2026.

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