A young Jewish settler lobs rocks at Palestinian neighbors near the city of Nablus, doing his small part to fan the conflict on the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Skirmishes-this one over farmland-seem to have picked up after Arab teens allegedly killed a Jewish family in March. With revolutions sweeping the Middle East, and the United Nations set for a September vote on creating a Palestinian state, Israel faces new pressure to revive the peace process. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to address Congress next month amid reports that he may offer the Palestinian Authority a deal for greater sovereignty over parts of the West Bank.
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