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 Three Charged With Assault in Pro-Palestinian Calgary Rally Scuffle
Three pro-Palestinian activists were charged with assault stemming from a rally for Gaza in Calgary that turned violent. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists had converged July 18 outside City Hall in the western Canada city when a small group of pro-Israel demonstrators gathered across the street. A series of scuffles broke out and three people were…
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Fast Forward Israelis and Palestinians Agree To Extend Cease-Fire 5 More Days
Israel and Palestinian factions agreed on Wednesday to extend a three-day Gaza truce by an additional 72 hours, a Palestinian official with knowledge of the negotiations in Cairo told Reuters. “Factions agreed to extend the 72-hour truce for an extended period of three days,” the official said, the sides reaching a deal within minutes of…
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired At Southern Israel, Signaling Possible Breakdown of Truce
Sirens warning of incoming rockets from Gaza went off in southern Israel on Wednesday, signaling a possible breakdown of a three-day truce about two hours before it was due to expire. The Israeli military and police were checking whether any rockets had actually been fired or whether the sirens were a false alarm. Israeli radio…
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Fast Forward Gaza Fishermen Caught Between Israeli-Palestinian Sea Feud
After hours casting their nets close to the Gaza shore, Palestinian fishermen sift through their catch in the dim dawn light, managing to scrape together a few piles of puny fish. As Palestinian and Israeli negotiators meet independently with Egyptian officials to try to reach an agreement to end the latest conflict that began on…
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The Schmooze Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘Honorable’ New Show
On the Daily Show, Maggie Gyllenhaal told Jon Stewart that she has not received any backlash about the politics of “The Honorable Woman,” the new show that she stars in. Since it centers on the ongoing turmoil of Israeli-Palestinian relations, Stewart looked amused. “You have very thoughtful friends,” he said. Granted, the eight-part mini-series written…
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Fast Forward Israeli State Comptroller Will Investigate Military Conduct and Decisions Made In Gaza
Israel’s state comptroller will investigate Israeli military conduct and decisions made during the recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Wednesday’s announcement came in the wake of allegations of Israel Defense Forces war crimes during the month-long conflict, in which more than 1,900 Palestinians were killed. Palestinian human rights organizations claim more than 80 percent of…
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Israel News United Nations Names Commission To Investigate Israel For War Crimes
(Haaretz) — The United Nations Human Rights Council last night named the three members of the international commission of inquiry to investigate possible war crimes by Israel during Operation Protective Edge. A senior official in the Foreign Ministry said that despite Israel’s attempts to influence the composition of the panel, the final outcome is unbalanced…
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News German Newspaper Publishes Faces of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza
Germany’s most widely read daily newspaper, Bild Zeitung, published the faces of the 64 Israeli soldiers killed in the current conflict in Gaza. Together with short biographies of a few soldiers, the images appeared in the Monday edition of the paper under the headline “Israel’s War Against the Hamas Terrorists: Faces of the fallen.” Among…
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