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Palestinian Authority

This is the Forward’s coverage of the Palestinian Authority, the governing body of the Palestinian territories.

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New Palestinian Textbooks ‘Indoctrinate For Death And Martyrdom’: Report

Textbooks created as part of the Palestinian Authority’s new K-12 educational curriculum “are teaching Palestinian children that there can be no compromise” and “indoctrinat[e] for death and martyrdom,” according to an analysis by a watchdog group. The report, by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education, analyzed K-12 textbooks that were…

By Aiden Pink Sep 23, 2018 | < 1 min read
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Palestinian Mail Finally Allowed Into West Bank After Eight-Year Delay

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian postal workers are struggling to sort through nearly 10 tons of mail previously blocked by Israel and finally delivered as the result of a one-shot deal. Some of the parcels date back to 2010 and include everything from letters to wheelchairs, according to the French news agency AFP, which visited the sorting…

By JTA Aug 15, 2018 | < 1 min read
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White House Middle East Team Pivots To Gaza As Kushner’s Peace Plan Stalls

The White House’s Middle East peace negotiating team is refocusing its efforts on improving conditions in the Gaza Strip after its proposals were met with a cool reception by the Palestinian Authority, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The team of officials, led by presidential advisor/son-in-law Jared Kushner, travelled to the region last month but found…

By Aiden Pink Jul 8, 2018 | 2 min read
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Envoy Is Fighting With The Palestinian Ambassador

WASHINGTON – Ever since President Trump chose last year to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, his administration has had no official contacts with the Palestinian Authority. In the absence of official communication between the two sides, they have instead elected to argue with each other about their respective policies in the pages of…

By Amir Tibon (Haaretz) Jun 10, 2018 | 2 min read
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Three Myths About Gaza Dispelled

The front-page photos and nightly news reports of the killings at the Gaza/Israel border have faded; the issues that fueled the confrontation have not. That the lives of 119 Gazans have been lost and thousands more unalterably changed is horrific. It will be just as tragic if the history of Gaza and the truth is…

By Jim Klutznick and Marilyn Katz Jun 5, 2018 | 4 min read
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Mahmoud Abbas To Remain In Hospital, Despite Discharge Announcement

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ doctor said the Palestinian leader will not leave the hospital despite announcing that he would be discharged. Abbas has been in the hospital since early last week, the third time he was hospitalized since undergoing ear surgery earlier this month. He reportedly had a high fever when…

By JTA May 27, 2018 | < 1 min read
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Abbas Improving After Third Hospitalization In A Week

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly was improving after being hospitalized for the third time in a week. Abbas, 83, was admitted to the Istishari Arab Hospital near Ramallah in the West Bank on Sunday with a high fever and other complications following an ear operation a week ago. He reportedly received…

By JTA May 21, 2018 | < 1 min read
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Palestinian Authority Recalls U.S. Ambassador Over Jerusalem Embassy Move

(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority recalled its envoy to Washington, D.C., after the United States moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked Husam Zomlot to return to Ramallah, Foreign Minister Riad Malki told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “When they opened their embassy in Jerusalem there was…

By JTA May 15, 2018 | < 1 min read

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