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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News Beaten American Teen Tariq Khdeir Takes Center Stage in Mideast Drama
(JTA) — For Israelis, the enduring image of the past few weeks may be the montage of the three Israeli teens murdered last month after being abducted from a hitchhiking post in the West Bank. But another enduring image has emerged in the last few days that is unlikely to garner much sympathy for Israel:…
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Fast Forward Florida Jewish Lawyers Fired For Calling Palestinians ‘Swine,’ ‘Cockroaches’
Two Jewish South Florida public defenders were fired Tuesday after making inflammatory remarks on social media about Palestinians allegedly celebrating the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June. In one Facebook post attorney Gary Sheres wrote: “they are the filthy swine they don’t eat,” referring to the Muslim custom of not eating pork….
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Opinion Our Hope Is Not Yet Lost
The revenge killing of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khudair has shaken up even those who normally have little reason to question their preconceived notions about the Israel-Palestinian dispute. Eli Valley takes an insightful graphic look at one (fictional) American Jew’s crisis of confidence. SCROLL DOWN TO ENLARGE. Eli Valley is finishing his first novel. His…
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Fast Forward Rocket From Gaza Hits Jerusalem, Code Red Sirens Sound in Israel
At least one rocket fired from Gaza struck Jerusalem as Code Red warning sirens sounded in the city and throughout Israel’s center and south. The Israeli military confirmed that one rocket hit Jerusalem but did not say where. Among conflicting media reports, one said a home was damaged in the attack. No injuries were reported….
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The Schmooze Coldplay Slammed for ‘Freedom For Palestine’ Facebook Post
Coldplay fans are not happy. (Wait, Coldplay has fans?) The band fronted by Chris Martin has come under fire after posting a link to a “Freedom for Palestine” video by the band OneWorld on their Facebook page. The song, which contains the controversial lyrics: “No matter your faith or your community/ this is a crime…
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Fast Forward Slain Palestinian Teen’s Family Rejects Benjamin Netanyahu Approach
The family of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the teen killed in an alleged revenge attack, has rejected the condolence visits of several Israeli officials, while welcoming others. Other visits reportedly have been cancelled by police and the Shin Bet security service due to security concerns. The Palestinian Maan news agency reported that the family refused to…
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Opinion What Did You Expect?
What did you expect? Did you think that terrorists wouldn’t attack three teenagers hitchhiking on a Palestinian road? Did you think that the Palestinian population isn’t angry enough to create extremist fringes like this? Did you really think that a continued occupation and no hope for independence would not breed some percentage of hard-core, terrorist…
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Life Listen to Israeli and Palestinian Mothers
Mothers of the slain Israeli teenagers // Getty Images In moments like this the most powerful voices, the ones most likely to incite empathy and spark reconciliation, are not those of politicians, or military leaders or long-time activists. They are the ones of parents, most often those who have lost their children, who remind us,…
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