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 Just 18% of Israelis Favor Solo Strike: Poll
Around 80 percent of both Israelis and Palestinians say that an Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities would ignite a major regional war, a joint Israeli-Palestinian survey indicated on Thursday. It used a sample of 1270 Palestinian adults in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, along with a sample of 600 Israelis….
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The Schmooze Gilad Shalit’s Rosh Hashanah Message
Rosh Hashanah can be a busy time for all Jews, but Gilad Shalit’s family has had even more going on than most. First, Gilad Shalit’s older brother Yoel wed his girlfriend of three years, Ya’ara Vinkler. They stood under the huppah last Friday afternoon at Kibbutz Beit Oren in the Carmel region of northern Israel….
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Fast Forward Palestinians Hit Romney for Video Comments
Palestinian leaders said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was wrong to accuse them of not seeking peace in a controversial video. “No one stands to gain more from peace with Israel than Palestinians and no one stands to lose more in the absence of peace than Palestinians,” chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Reuters. Romney…
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Israel News Romney Trashes Two-State Solution in Video
Mitt Romney trashed the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict in his now-infamous hidden camera video, saying “there’s just no way” to talk peace with the Palestinians. In a private $50,000-a-plate fundraiser, caught on tape and published on Mother Jones’ website, Romney expresses candidly his deep skepticism toward a two-state solution, which is part…
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Culture Zionism and Its Discontents
Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism By Judith Butler Columbia University Press, 256 pages, $27 Judith Butler is not anti-Semitic. I agree with her on that point, which she makes on her publisher’s website. Her new book, “Parting Ways,” represents her attempt to set the record straight regarding her controversial views on Zionism….
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Opinion What Would Israel Do Without Mahmoud Abbas?
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called Israel’s President Shimon Peres to offer him Rosh Hashanah greetings. “Happy holiday and a Happy New Year to you and the entire Israeli nation,” Abbas said.. Well, perhaps he meant all of Israel with one exception. At the same time as the phone call from Ramallah came in at…
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Fast Forward Muslim Protests Over Film Spread to E. Jerusalem
Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East on Friday, including the Palestinian territories, with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. Protests erupted for the first time in Gaza and the West Bank. In East Jerusalem, Israeli…
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Fast Forward Six Jewish Teens Charged in Anti-Arab Beating
Six Jewish teens were charged with causing serious bodily harm in an attack on an Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem. The teens appeared Wednesday in Jerusalem District Juvenile Court. Four of them admitted to attacking Ibrahim Abu Taha, 28, last weekend in Jerusalem, Haaretz reported, citing the charge sheet. Two other teens were charged with…
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