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This is the Forward’s coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ongoing political and cultural dispute between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East. The Forward delivers rigorous reporting and balanced commentary to help illuminate perspectives on the conflict from…

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For Palestinians, Jerusalem Will Never Only Be The Capital Of Israel

Donald Trump’s announcement last week declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel left my father in tears. He was sitting hunched over his heavily used black laptop, scanning through the unedited sentences of his unpublished novel. My family was gathered around the only source of heat in the room, unaware of his daunting stream of thoughts,…

By Malak Hasan Dec 13, 2017 | 5 min read
Community
How Much Do Diaspora Jews Matter To Israel?

President Reuven Rivlin’s 2015 “Tribes” speech spoke of the existence of a “new Israeli order” that comprises four main tribes: secular, ultra-Orthodox, Arabs, and religious Zionists. That, supposedly, is the Israeli collective: a federation of tribes with a common future, even if they disagree profoundly regarding the appropriate vision for the State of Israel. Yet…

By Yedidia Stern Dec 12, 2017 | 3 min read
Community
It’s Time To Stop Excusing Palestinian Violence

In the lead up to the day when David Ben-Gurion read aloud Israel’s Declaration of Independence in 1948, there was a fierce battle in the U.S. Administration surrounding whether to recognize the new Jewish State. Secretary of State and five-star U.S. Army General George C. Marshall led a large and influential group of senior officials…

By Richard D. Heideman Dec 11, 2017 | 3 min read
Opinion
Trump Is Right: Jerusalem Is Israel’s Capital. Now Let’s Divide It.

President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last week was met with a predictably mixed response. There was celebration across the political spectrum in Israel, protests among Palestinians and the rest of the Middle East and reactions ranging from concern to opposition throughout much of the rest of the world. But far…

By Benyamin Moalem Dec 10, 2017 | 4 min read
Opinion
It’s Time To Admit The First Intifada Was Nonviolent – And Led By Women

Unlike the imagery we associate with it, the vast majority of the uprising was in fact characterized by incredible, highly effective and sustained grassroots organizing

By Suhad Babaa Dec 9, 2017 | 5 min read
Opinion
Why Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Only Hurt Israel

On its face, Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday announcing that America would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital seemed entirely reasonable. “Today,” he declared, “We finally acknowledge the obvious. That Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality.” Yes, Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. That is obvious. But something else…

By Peter Beinart Dec 6, 2017 | 3 min read
Opinion
The One Thing Trump Should Say About Jerusalem

President Trump this week has a number of big decisions to make that will impact the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. What he does will affect not only his soon-to-be unveiled peace initiative, but also the trajectory of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, more widely. Trump’s moves this week should be judged based on whether he…

By Michael Koplow Dec 4, 2017 | 4 min read
Letters
Actually, The Intifadas Were Nonviolent Uprisings, Too

Dear Editor, In your interesting article on P is for Palestine, you described the First and Second Intifadas as violent uprisings. They were also nonviolent. Indeed, Palestinians have long engaged in the nonviolent protest of Zionism, from petitioning the King Crane Commission to engaging in BDS. In the First Intifada, experts in nonviolent, non-cooperation such…

By Edward Curtis Nov 22, 2017 | < 1 min read

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