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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The Schmooze Palestinian Rapper’s Viral Video On Eve Of Israeli Elections: Don’t Boycott, Vote Fascism Out
Palestinians should boycott the vote in the Israeli elections. “They’re using us to look liberal,” spits Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar. Palestinians who can vote must participate in the upcoming Israeli elections, he said. “If our vote will erase Lieberman, imprison Bibi, then we’re ready,” snaps the same Palestinian rapper, Tamer Nafar. Palestinians who are eligible…
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Fast Forward Kalman Yeger’s ‘Palestine Does Not Exist’ Tweet Sparks Protests In Brooklyn
Protesters clashed in Brooklyn on Thursday night over a tweet by City Council member Kalman Yeger, who wrote Wednesday that “Palestine doesn’t exist,” according to the Daily News. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, tensions between the small group of protesters and the larger body of counter-protesters grew so heated that police offered to ferry the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Activist: U.S. Jews Spew Hate Like That Which Killed New Zealand Muslims
A Jewish social justice advocate said he is going to donate to pro-Palestinian organizations after receiving negative comments for accusing the “American Jewish Establishment” of spreading anti-Muslim rhetoric and provoking the massacres at two New Zealand mosques. Jesse Rabinowitz wrote on Facebook last week that “the same language and hate that folks spew against Sisters…
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Opinion Debunking The Myth That Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic
It’s a bewildering and alarming time to be a Jew, both because anti-Semitism is rising and because so many politicians are responding to it not by protecting Jews but by victimizing Palestinians. On February 16, members of France’s Yellow Vest protest movement hurled anti-Semitic insults at the distinguished French Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut. On February…
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Opinion Stop Calling For Israel’s Destruction And We’ll Stop Demanding You Acknowledge It
In a recent op-ed in these pages, Yousef Munayyer, the Executive Director of pro-BDS advocacy group the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, claimed that no state, including [Israel, has a “right to exist.” He argued that asking whether Israel has a right to exist is disingenuous because, for example, no one would ask Native Americans…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Prompt Apology From Virginia Candidate
A Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates who describes himself as a “second-generation refugee” from Palestine has apologized for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel social media posts. “This slander campaign is using five-year-old Facebook posts from my impassioned college days, posts that upon my reflection and with the blessing of time, I sincerely regret and…
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Fast Forward IDF Destroys Home Of Palestinian Teen Who Killed Ari Fuld
(JTA) — Israeli troops demolished the home of a Palestinian terrorist who killed Ari Fuld, a U.S. and Israeli citizen, in the west Bank in September. The home of the family of Khalil Jabarin, 16, was blown up Friday in the village of Yatta near Hebron, Ynet reported. The teenager, who is standing trial for murder…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Jailed For Selling Land To Jews Transferred To U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian-American man sentenced by a Palestinian Authority court to life in prison for selling land in eastern Jerusalem to a Jewish Israeli was transferred to the United States. Issam Akel, of Bethlehem, was handed over to American authorities in the aftermath of a secret deal signed between the P.A. and U.S. officials,…
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