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 Corrie Family: Ruling ‘Bad Day’ for Humanity
The family of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie expressed disappointment at an Israeli court decision that cleared the state of responsibility, calling it a “bad day” for humanity. “We are of course deeply saddened and deeply troubled by what we heard today from Judge Oded Gershon,” Cindy Corrie told reporters following the verdict. “This was…
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Fast Forward Boys Arrested in West Bank Taxi Firebombing
Three teens were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the firebombing of a Palestinian taxi. The three teens, ages 12 and 13, were arrested Sunday, two of them reportedly at the yeshiva middle school that they attend. The firebomb attack occurred Aug. 16 near the Bat Ayin settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc. A…
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Fast Forward Rocket From Gaza Hits as Israeli Schools Reopen
A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza struck Sderot as children returned to school after summer break. The rocket fired Monday morning landed in an open area and did not cause any damage or injury. The attack on the first day of the new school year came a day after three rockets were fired at southern…
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Fast Forward Australia Quizzes Jailed Palestinian on ’82 Attack
Australian counter-terror agents have reopened an investigation into the bombings of the Israeli Consulate and a Jewish social club in Sydney 30 years ago. Police confirmed Saturday that members of a special strike force called “Operation Forbearance,” established to investigate the two bombings on Dec. 23, 1982, have interviewed a prime suspect in an American…
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Opinion Israel Faces Extremists, U.S. Ignores Them
The dog days of August brought serious wakeup calls for Israel and the United States in their respective struggles against terrorism. Both nations were shaken by violent attacks coming from a direction they hadn’t been watching: racist, right-wing nativists. The similarities between the crises are instructive, and disturbing. So are the differences. For Americans, the…
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Fast Forward Illegal Settlers Squabble Over Evacuation Plans
Residents of the West Bank outpost of Givat Assaf have sent a letter to neighboring residents of the outpost of Migron blaming them of harming the settlement enterprise, saying that their actions will bring about the evacuation of additional West Bank outposts. Givat Assaf is located near Migron on privately owned Palestinian lands, with the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Envoy: Israel’s Probe of Death ‘Not Credible’
Israel’s investigation into the death of American activist Rachel Corrie was not satisfactory, and wasn’t as thorough, credible or transparent as it should have been, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told the Corrie family this week. The bereaved family − parents Craig and Cindy, and sister Sarah − are in Israel awaiting the verdict…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem’s Holy Sites Need Protection: Abbas
Jerusalem’s identity is Arab, and the city’s Muslim and Christian holy sites must be protected from Israeli threats, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said. Abbas also said that Israeli authorities want to build a Jewish Temple on the site of the al-Aksa mosque and Dome of the Rock, in a statement issued Tuesday on the…
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