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 Gaza Rocket Hits Israeli Kibuutz
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in a kibbutz near Gaza without causing casualties or damage. The rocket that exploded Friday morning was the third Palestinian terrorists fired at Israel since the end of Israel’s 50-day assault on Hamas in Gaza, Army Radio reported. The operation, launched by Israel after rocket launches from…
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Fast Forward Israel Dismisses U.N. Push for End to Occupation of Palestinian Lands as ‘Gimmick’
Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday described as a gimmick a Palestinian-proposed U.N. Security Council draft resolution that calls for a peace deal within a year and an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories by the end of 2017. Palestinians seek a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured…
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Fast Forward Jordan Submits ‘Palestine’ Plan to Security Council
Jordan formally submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution calling for peace between Israel and the Palestinians within one year that “fulfills the vision of two independent democratic and prosperous states.” The Palestinian-drafted resolution was formally submitted to the 15-member council, which means it could be put to a vote…
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Fast Forward European Parliament Passes ‘Palestine’ Statehood Bill
The European Parliament passed a resolution that supports in principle recognition of a Palestinian state as part of peace talks with Israel. The resolution, which was drawn up by five political groups, passed Wednesday in a 498-88 vote in Strasbourg, the European Parliament’s press service wrote in a statement. There were 111 abstentions. The measure…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Insists ‘No Determination’ on U.N. ‘Palestine’ Resolution
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States had made “no determinations” about any possible U.N. Security Council resolutions on Palestinian statehood. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he had sought reassurances from Kerry that Washington would block efforts by Palestinians and Europeans to set a time frame for…
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Opinion Why We Lost to BDS and 3 Ways To Win Next Time
Getty Images On December 10, UAW 2865, the union representing 13,000 University of California graduate student workers, announced that a resolution to align with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel had passed a membership vote. This is the first American union to join the BDS movement, and the outcome is deeply upsetting…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Slams U.N. Plans To ‘Dictate’ on Palestinian Statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before talks on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry he would defy any U.N. move to “dictate” a timeframe for withdrawal from land Palestinians seek for a state. Before the two convened in Rome, Israel put the United States on notice it expected Washington to exercise its…
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Fast Forward U.S. Undecided on Security Council ‘Palestine’ Deadline Resolution
Israel said it hoped the United States would veto any moves at the United Nations to set a time frame for its withdrawal from territory Palestinians seek for a state, but a senior U.S. official said it was too early to say. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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