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Palestinian neighbors deplore attack in West Bank settlement

Israelis and Palestinians fear that the terror attack in the Har Adar settlement will ruin years of good neighborliness.

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A general view shows the scene where a police spokeswoman said a Palestinian gunman killed three Israeli guards and wounded a fourth in an attack at a Jewish settlement on the occupied West Bank, Sept. 26, 2017. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Ashraf works in the paint department of a building supplies store located between the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh and the Har Adar settlement.

"How are you, Ashraf?" I asked, as he mixed the shade of red I had ordered.

"We're really screwed," he said. "He ruined everything."

"Who did?" I asked.

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