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Meet the Israelis who fear an October 7th attack from the West Bank.

JL;DR SUMMARY In a guest essay, Lahav Harkov highlights the growing concern among Israelis living near the West Bank of a potential attack similar to the October 7th attacks by Hamas. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasWest BankIdfHezbollahOctober 7 AttacksJewish InsiderIsrael SecurityGreen LineBat HeferTulkarem

Places mentioned

Bat Hefer, Southern District, Israel
"Then theres Bat Hefer, a small town of about 5,000 residents, with kibbutzim to its north and south, a few miles east of Netanya in central Israel."
Rosh Haayin, Central District, Israel
"Several kilometers south of Nirit is the city of Rosh Haayin, the hometown of Gal Gadot."
Tulkarem, Tulkarm, Palestinian Territories
"The danger to Bat Hefer comes from its proximity to Tulkarem, a Palestinian city with a refugee camp from Israels 1948 War of Independence."
Qalqilya, Palestinian Territories
"The homes of the residents in municipalities that are members of the Seam Line Forum are only hundreds of meters away from the security fence and a short drive from [the Palestinian town of] Kalkilya."
Nirit, Southern District, Israel
"Nirit is a small village in central Israel, with fewer than 1,000 residents."
Kfar Saba, Southern District, Israel
"The forum includes cities such as Kfar Saba and smaller towns and villages, as well as Arab-Israeli towns in the area, such as Kfar Kasem and Taibe."
Taibe, Southern District, Israel
"The forum includes cities such as Kfar Saba and smaller towns and villages, as well as Arab-Israeli towns in the area, such as Kfar Kasem and Taibe."
Deir Ballut, Salfit, Palestinian Territories
"Just under two kilometers east of Rosh Haayin is the Palestinian village Deir Ballut."
Sha'ar Efraim, Southern District, Israel
"Ran Schneider lives in Shaar Efraim, a village near Bat Hefer that is an official entry point for goods to pass between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank."
Netanya, Southern District, Israel
"Then theres Bat Hefer, a small town of about 5,000 residents, with kibbutzim to its north and south, a few miles east of Netanya in central Israel."
Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"Perhaps one may think of Hebron, in the West Bank, where Israelis live in a neighborhood in a mostly Palestinian city."
Abu Salman, Salfit, Palestinian Territories
"The village abuts the Green Line, and they can see the Palestinian villages Abu Salman and Hableh across a buffer zone."
Hableh, Qalqilya, Palestinian Territories
"The village abuts the Green Line, and they can see the Palestinian villages Abu Salman and Hableh across a buffer zone."
Kfar Kasem, Southern District, Israel
"The forum includes cities such as Kfar Saba and smaller towns and villages, as well as Arab-Israeli towns in the area, such as Kfar Kasem and Taibe."

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