From the New York Times, I'm Michael Robaro.

This is The Daily.

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For Palestinians on the West Bank,

Benjamin Netanyahu's promise to assert sovereignty

over dozens of Jewish settlements there

could mean the end of a decade's long struggle

for a state of their own.

Today, the perspective of one young man,

Fede Kor, living on the West Bank,

it's Friday, April 12.

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So Fede, tell me about growing up in the West Bank.

Give me a sense of your life there as a kid.

Growing up in the West Bank is kind of a paradox

because I grew up in this loving community

and lived a lot of time with my grandparents.

My grandmother would carry me on her shoulders

and just walk around town, do shopping,

do her farming and different pieces of her life.

And it's the type of place where literally you know everyone

and everyone knows you.

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