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 Palestinian Premier Works To Form New Government
Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Rami Hamdallah said on Tuesday he hoped to form his West Bank-based government this week but was committed to implementing a power-sharing deal with Gaza’s Hamas rulers. “I am a man of unity, and division is a crime against the Palestinian people and it must end. There is nothing we should differ…
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Fast Forward Israeli Boy’s Kidney Donated to Palestinian Child
The kidney of a 3-year-old Israeli boy was successfully transplanted to a 10-year-old Palestinian child. The parents of Noam Naor decided to donate his kidneys after their son was declared brain dead nearly two weeks ago after falling from a window in his parents’ apartment. One kidney went to an Israeli child, and the parents…
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Israel News John Kerry Makes Fiery Peace Appeal at American Jewish Committee Meeting
In a passionate appeal for supporting his Middle East peace effort, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that time is running out on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kerry, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee, called on American Jews to support his effort and to provide political backing for…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Sets Deadline for Middle East Peace Progress
If U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry determines that Israelis and Palestinians are not serious about the peace process, he will abandon his efforts on the matter. Kerry has set a deadline of the end of this week for both sides to make progress. In an article by Arshad Mohammed, the Reuters journalist responsible for…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Name College President as New Premier
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named British-educated political independent Rami Hamdallah as new prime minister, a Palestinian official told Reuters on Sunday, in a move that was immediately condemned by Gaza Strip rulers Hamas. A little known figure outside Palestinian territories, Hamdallah is a professor of linguistics who has been president of An Najah National…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Blasts Amusement Park ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Price Tag’ Vandals
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned racism against Israeli Arabs, and vandalism attacks against Palestinians. “I would like to strongly condemn recent phenomena of racism against Israeli Arabs and hooliganism against Palestinians, which were without any provocation or justification whatsoever. We strongly reject these phenomena and will act with all legal means at our disposal…
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Fast Forward Is John Kerry Wasting Time With Quixotic Middle East Peace Push?
Four months into his term, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying, simultaneously, to end two of the world’s most intractable conflicts: the Syrian civil war and the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians. The two issues, according to an aide, have consumed the vast majority of Kerry’s time and energy – he has…
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Fast Forward Are Kerry’s Efforts To Renew Peace Negotiations Too Little, Too late?
A few months before the 20th anniversary of the Oslo Accords, and with a renewed effort about to be made to kick-start the peace talks − it’s useful to pause for a moment and examine what has happened in the West Bank these past two decades. A series of visits there reinforces the impression that,…
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