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 American Jews United in Support for Missing Israeli Teenagers
(JTA) — The Reform movement posted a prayer. Chabad asked followers to pledge to do a mitzvah. The Jewish Federations of North America set up a Web page to express solidarity. The disappearance of three Israeli teens in the West Bank last week is being taken as a call to action uniting many disparate elements…
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Fast Forward Sinead O’Connor Hopes To Pull Out of Israel Gig
Sinead O’Connor said she will try to back out of a scheduled performance in Israel because she was unaware that she had been asked to boycott by pro-Palestinian groups. “I was not informed by my booking agent, and was unaware myself, that a boycott of Israel had been requested by the Palestinian people,” O’Connor wrote…
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Fast Forward U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem Issues West Bank Travel Advisory
American citizens should take precautions and avoid demonstrations during travel in the West Bank, the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem warned. The Security Message for U.S. Citizens was emailed Monday to American citizens living in Israel who are registered with the consulate. It follows the increased security presence and operations by Israeli and Palestinian forces throughout…
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Opinion Presbyterians: Choose Impact Investing Over BDS
Members of the Presbyterian Church in Ohio attend a service in 2012 / Getty Images Since the Presbyterian Church’s General Assembly convened in Detroit on June 14, attendees have been preparing to vote on a resolution to divest from Israel-related investments. If we can assume the goal of the Presbyterian Church is to promote peace…
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Fast Forward Kerry Points Finger at Hamas in Israelis’ Kidnapping
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for the immediate release of three kidnapped Israeli teens and noted the “many indications” pointing to Hamas’ involvement. In a statement released Sunday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the teens’ abduction, Kerry said he “strongly condemns” the kidnapping and reiterated that Hamas is a “terrorist organization.” Kerry…
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Opinion Why Israel’s #BringBackOurBoys Is Offensive
Natan Sharansky holds up a #BringBackOurBoys sign on behalf of the Jewish Agency / Twitter What’s in a hashtag? Soon after news broke about the three kidnapped Israeli teens who went missing in the West Bank on Thursday night, Israel supporters began using #BringBackOurBoys to signal their desire to see the students safely returned to…
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News Benjamin Netanyahu Blames Terrorists for Kidnapping 3 West Bank Teens
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed terrorists for kidnapping three Israeli teenagers on the West Bank Saturday — and called the crime the result of the recent Palestinian unity agreement. “Our boys were kidnapped by a terrorist organization,” Netanyahu said in a terse televised statement. The premier said the unity deal between Fatah…
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Fast Forward Is Torched Car Clue in Suspected Kidnap of 3 Jewish Teens on West Bank?
Police believe a torched car with Israeli plates found today by Palestinian police near Hebron may have been used in the suspected kidnapping of three Jewish teenagers who went missing while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank. The newish Hyundai sedan may have been used to trick the teens because it appeared to be driven…
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