The realities of living in the Palestinian territories

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<p><em>Warning: This episode describes graphic content, including the death of children.<br />The following interview is about the experiences of Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and mostly focuses on events that took place before the latest escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza. It looks at one particular perspective and does not aim to capture all of the complexities of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br />If you&rsquo;d like to hear more of our coverage on the Israel-Hamas war, check out our daily news podcast, </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-today/id1473872585" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple News Today</a>,<em> and last week&rsquo;s episode of </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000631257214" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple News In Conversation</a>.<br />A winding drive along the tall separation wall. An agonizing wait at the checkpoint. An identification card that only allows access to some hospitals. These are the obstacles that kept Abed Salama from reaching his 5-year-old son after a bus accident in 2012. On this week&rsquo;s episode of <em>Apple News In Conversation</em>, host Shumita Basu talks to Nathan Thrall, author of <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama/id6446252041" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy</em></a>, about what life is like for Palestinians in the West Bank. Listen to the full interview on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000631939883" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a>.</p>