Palestinians on statehood: 'We want action, not votes at the UN'
It is a view shared by many Palestinians. As world leaders engage in frantic last-minute diplomacy in an attempt to avoid a damaging car crash of competing interests in New York, Palestinians shrug and get on with lives governed by checkpoints, permits, house demolitions, land confiscation and harassment from Jewish settlers. A vote at the UN, they say, will not end Israel's occupation.
The story of Atrash, 68, and his village, al-Walaja, which perches on terraced hills between the ancient cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, is the history of the Palestinian people over more than six decades.
Violence borne from a combustible mix of frustration and settler provocation is predicted by many, on both sides of the conflict. "The Israelis are closing off other options," says Araj. "Violence is the last thing I want, but it's coming."
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