“Mr. Smotrich has led a pressure campaign by hard-liners who have threatened to quit Mr. Netanyahu’s coalition, and potentially bring down his government, if the proposed cease-fire deal was pursued.”

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“But the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues to cause divisions across the country.”

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“To Israelis, Mr. Zubeidi was a terrorist. ... To Palestinians, however, Mr. Zubeidi was a freedom fighter who led the defense of Palestinian land against an occupying army.”

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“But for Israeli hard-liners, undermining prospects for an independent Palestinian state is precisely the point. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his allies have rejected ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state, arguing that it would be a boon to Hamas.”

Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State