A French and Saudi-chaired UN conference will be held in June in order to resurrect the idea of a two-state solution
Israel has issued a threat to France and the UK that any moves to recognize a Palestinian state will see Tel Aviv annex parts of the occupied West Bank in response, according to a 26 May report by Haaretz.
I really hate Israel but it’s not that bad. You can move from city to city and towns inside the west bank and the life there is pretty vibrant.
The current issues are that the PA is corrupt but elections are banned by Israel. Revocation of work permits in Israel has really hit the economy hard. It’s very annoying to cross the border since the checkpoints are unreliable and sometimes close or slow down a lot. Traffic from Ramallah to Jerusalem on Saturdays can take 3-4 hours.
Settler violence against Palestinians is practically legal and sometimes the Israeli army goes in an destroys commercial stuff. One time they even robbed a jewellery store. It feels like a predator coming to town. Also, Palestinians are tried in military courts but settlers in civil courts even if they live 100m from each other like in Hebron.
It’s bad but it’s faaar from being concentration camps, when you’re in Ramallah you won’t even notice the occupation most days and life is generally good. You’ll eventually hit an issue regarding papers, travel, work, running a business, farming, building and whatnot because of the Israeli government but nothing compared to being in a concentration camp.