This is the Forward’s coverage of the Palestinian people, an Arab ethnic group native to the Middle East. They are a party to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Mayor and Bodyguard Wrestle Palestinian Attacker to Ground
Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was stabbed with a knife at a busy intersection. Security camera footage showed mayor Nir Barkat, in a white shirt, walk towards the suspect together with his bodyguard and lunge at…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Warns About ‘Viability’ of Palestinian Authority If Israel Withholds Tax Money
Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel. The funds have been held back from the Authority since last month in retaliation for Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). The…
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The Schmooze Clickhole Wins the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Someone in the Clickhole (The Onion’s Buzzfeed-like equivalent) offices woke up yesterday morning with the most glorious of ideas: What better way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than through Facebook comments? And so, the following message was posted to social media: “Want to argue about Israel and Palestine? Have at it in the comments!” Post…
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Fast Forward Copenhagen Gunman Was Son of Palestinian Immigrants — Angry at Israel
(Reuters) — The slain suspected terrorist who killed a synagogue guard and a man attending a free speech event was reportedly the son of Palestinian immigrants who was angry over the ongoing conflict with Israel. Danish media have widely named the gunman as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein. Reuters could not confirm his identity and police…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Authority Wants Role in Probe of Killings of 3 Muslims in North Carolina
The Palestinian government on Saturday condemned as “terrorism” the killings of three young Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina and called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe. Police have charged a neighbor with Tuesday’s shooting in the town of Chapel Hill of Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister…
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Fast Forward 60% of Gaza Victims of Israel Strikes Were Women, Children or Elderly, Study Finds
An Associated Press investigation into Israeli airstrikes on Gaza homes during last summer’s war against Hamas concluded that 508 people, or over 60 percent of the casualties, were children, women and older men. The report, which the Associated Press called “the most painstaking attempt to date to try to determine who was killed in strikes…
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Fast Forward Rachel Corrie Family Loses Appeal for Damages
Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision on civil damages in the case of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in the West Bank in 2003 by a military bulldozer. The high court on Thursday upheld a ruling by the Haifa District Court exempting Israel from paying civil damages for wrongful death…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Launch Boycott of Israeli Goods
The Palestinian Authority said it will boycott products manufactured by six major Israeli companies. Mahmoud Al-Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, announced the boycott on Monday of products manufactured by the Strauss Group, Tnuva, Osem, Elite, Prigat and Jafora-Tabori, the Wafa-Palestine News Agency reported. The boycott will begin Wednesday. Al-Aloul told reporters that…
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