host: thank you, for sharing your thoughts and opinions with us, tim eaton.y and parliamentary elections with long-standing prime minister benjamin's netanyahu facing a strong challenge from an opposition coalition. both have hardline policies toward the palestinians. here's more from the occupied west bank. correspondent: this mansour vases damaged land and crops. he earns his living in the occupied west bank. the israeli military often evicts palestinians from these hills for military drills. they have already conducted 20 that year. the wargames have damaged farmlands and forced 400 palestinians to leave for up to three days. the most recent drills caused the most damage this man has ever seen. >> this is where the tanks made a path. valleyondent: the jordan makes up one third of the west bank. the u.n. says half is a closed military zone. palestinians can't imagine a future without the jordan valley, rich and agricultural resources. farmers say it is bad news that israeli politicians are shifting increasingly to the right. >> the farmer doesn't make a dif