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There has been an escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians recently. At least three Israelis and twenty five Palestinians have died in the violence, as well as what's widely described as a wave of stabbing attacks by Palestinians.

So what's it like living in Israel with all of this going on? Here are the views of two Israeli women (Jasmin and Alexandra) and a Palestinian woman called Mariam Barghouti.

(Photo: Medics attend the scene of a stabbing attack on October 13, 2015 in Jerusalem. Credit: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)