Sergey Ponomarev is a freelance photographer for The New York Times. Follow him at on Instagram: @sergeyponomarev.
How you can get around the West Bank depends on who you are. We took two bus trips, one with Palestinians and one with Israelis, that tell a story of separate and unequal roadways.
By Ben Hubbard, Sergey Ponomarev, Leanne Abraham and Marco Hernandez
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By Sergey Ponomarev and Aaron Boxerman
Seven New York Times photojournalists describe moments that have defined a year of war.
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By Sergey Ponomarev and Erika Solomon
With the closure of checkpoints, Israeli Arabs cannot come to Jenin and Tulkarm to shop, and West Bank Palestinians cannot leave to work in Israel, cutting incomes and building militancy.
By Steven Erlanger and Sergey Ponomarev
In the towns of Tulkarm and Jenin, armed militants are flocking to more hard-line factions, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, while the Israeli military tries to rein them in.
By Steven Erlanger and Sergey Ponomarev
Since the war in Gaza began, armed Israeli settlers, often accompanied by the army, have stepped up seizures of land long used by Palestinians.
By Ben Hubbard and Sergey Ponomarev
For the few Israelis remaining in the evacuated zone along the northern border with Lebanon, the simmering conflict there has become intensely personal.
By Isabel Kershner and Sergey Ponomarev
Once dependent on Europe for trade, Russia has been forging new routes that will allow it to skirt Western restrictions. A planned railway through Iran could be key for those ambitions.
By Ivan Nechepurenko and Sergey Ponomarev
Homesh, one of the four West Bank settlements dismantled by Israel when it withdrew from Gaza in 2005, has taken on new importance since Oct. 7 and the war against Hamas.
By Steven Erlanger and Sergey Ponomarev