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 Mahmoud Abbas Proposes 3-Year Israeli Pull-Out From West Bank
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas proposed on Tuesday that Israel carry out a gradual three-year withdrawal from the occupied West Bank as part of any future peace deal, an offer that fell short of Israeli demands. He gave the timeframe in an interview shown at an international security conference in Tel Aviv, where Israeli Defence Minister…
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Fast Forward Israelis Slam Palestinians on West Bank Security
Israel and the Palestinians disagreed sharply on Tuesday over the effectiveness of security measures by the regional Palestinian administration in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, deepening doubt about peace prospects in U.S.-brokered talks. Foreign powers have been helping build up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s security services in the West Bank to prevent militant attacks on Israelis…
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Fast Forward ‘Palestine’ Soccer Team Sticks With 1-State Jersey
Chile’s Palestine Football Club unveiled its new uniforms, which show the entire map of Israel as Palestine on the front of the shirt. Inset into the players’ numbers on the backs of their uniform shirts also are small maps of Israel. The uniforms, worn Sunday in a match against Universidad de Concepcion, replace the old…
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Opinion Scarlett Johansson Stars in ‘SodaStream’
Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson is taking heat for her decision to represent SodaStream, an Israeli home beverage company that operates in the occupied West Bank. Cartoonist Eli Valley offers his own unique graphic take on the controversy.
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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Defends SodaStream After Criticism Over Occupation
Scarlett Johansson has defended her decision to represent SodaStream, an Israeli company that operates in the occupied West Bank. The Hollywood starlet, who will appear in a Super Bowl ad for the controversial home beverage company, released a statement to the Huffington Post after coming under fire for speaking on behalf of the company. “While…
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Fast Forward Canada’s Prime Minister Won’t Single Out Israel for Criticism, Despite West Bank Concerns
Israel is aware of Canada’s concern about West Bank settlements but does not need to be singled out for criticism, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a news conference on Tuesday, Harper’s third day in Israel. Israeli and Palestinian leaders are aware of Canada’s position on the…
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Fast Forward ‘Palestine’ Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey
Chile’s top soccer league has penalized the Palestine Football Club with a fine after playing in three official matches wearing uniforms showing the entire map of Israel as Palestine. On Monday, the National Association of Professional Football of Chile, or ANFP, by unanimous decision penalized the soccer team, which was founded in 1920 by Palestinian…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker David Ward Angers Jews With Ariel Sharon Death Tweet
British lawmaker David Ward has raised Jewish ire again for a tweet following the death of Ariel Sharon. “Sharon’s death makes you think. The brutal, genocidal treatment of Jews must never be forgotten but … the Palestinians were not responsible,” Ward tweeted on Jan. 13, two days after Sharon’s death. One tweet in response to…
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