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Israel is sinking into a dangerous apathy. Who really cares about what's happening in the West Bank and Gaza Strip? Is the Palestinian issue still a decisive question in Israeli politics? Those demanding Palestinian reform as a condition for change must also look inward, at Israeli society

The killing of the Bani Odeh family – parents and two children – by Border Policemen in Tammun this week wasn't just another link in the chain of West Bank violence. It placed a mirror in front of Palestinians and Israelis alike, one that forces them to ask: "How did we get here?"