With the thuggish demeanor that only an occupation in the West Bank can produce, these young Israelis are the mainstreamGideon Levy12:59 AM • July 23 2026 IDTIt's just past midday on Monday at the checkpoint at the northern exit of Ramallah. A long convoy of cars is backed up. Every few minutes, there is some slight movement. This is the DCO checkpoint, at the northern of Ramallah. This isn't like a checkpoint to cross the Green Line, which demarcates the West Bank, with lines stretching out for hours. It is rather a "lightweight" internal checkpoint, the only exit point from the unofficial Palestinian capital.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIDFPalestiniansWest Bank checkpointsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHouse Passes, Senate Rejects Resolution Seeking to Halt Military Action in IranNetanyahu Says He Ordered Gaza Border Closed as Oct. 7 Attack Began. Did He?Mossad Says It Foiled Iranian Plot to Assassinate Senior Israeli OfficialsAre These the People Who Will Reverse the Damage Netanyahu Did to Israel?Ex-coalition MK: Lawmakers Were Ordered to Film Their Vote for PM Watchdog PickRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'