Economy

Israel Elections: How to Start on Path to Peace in the West Bank

On Route 60 in the West Bank, sandwiched between the Palestinian village of Al Lubban Ash Sharqiya and the Jewish settlement of Eli, Muayyad Hussein feels under siege in the roadside kiosk he’s run for some 30 years. First, settlers set the unit on fire. Then they robbed his stock. Then, this month, on Oct. 7 of all days, they hammered a thicket of Israeli flags six-to-ten deep across his shop front and to either side as police looked on.