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 Jewish Lawyer In Scotland Fined For Argument With Pro-Palestinian Lecturer
(JTA) — A Jewish lawyer in Scotland was fined and ordered to participate in diversity training after an online argument with a pro-Palestinian university lecturer. Glasgow criminal defense lawyer Matthew Berlow called Dr. Karolin Hijazi a “thin-skinned…wannabe social justice warrior” and a “snowflake” after she complained about his social media posts, the Herald Scotland reported….
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Fast Forward U.S. Consulate For Palestinians In East Jerusalem To Close
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. consulate in East Jerusalem, which primarily serves Palestinian-Americans, will close and its functions will be handled by the new embassy in the western half of the city, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced. The diplomatic mission will be located at the embassy site on Agron Street in the center…
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Fast Forward Home Of West Bank Gunman’s Family To Be Demolished
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The home of the Palestinian man who killed two Israeli co-workers at a factory in the Barkan industrial zone in the West Bank is slated to be demolished. The Israel Defense Forces notified the family of Ashraf Walid Saliman Na’alwa, 23, on Sunday night that the family home will be demolished, a…
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Fast Forward Suspected Palestinian Terrorist Nabbed Near Nablus
(JTA) — Israeli security services apprehended a man they said stabbed a soldier and caused the injury of a bystander in the West Bank. The suspect in Wednesday’s stabbing is a 19-year-old Palestinian resident of the Jamain village in the West Bank, the Israel Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday. He was captured near Nablus. He allegedly…
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Fast Forward Israeli Nation-State Law Is ‘Apartheid,’ Says Democratic Congresswoman
A Democratic congresswoman described Israel’s nation-state law as “apartheid” at a Palestinian rights event, Mondoweiss reported last week. Accepting a leadership award at the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights conference on September 30, Rep. Betty McCollum said that Israel’s policies were “brutal” and “cruel” and explained her bill to end U.S. funding for the detention…
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Opinion Nikki Haley Was A Nightmare For Us Palestinians
Six months after President Trump took office, his newly-appointed ambassador to the UN and former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley, concluded a tour around Israel and the occupied West Bank with a hopeful tweet, featuring Haley with UNRWA female refugee students. She had discussed their “dreams and hopes.” This morning we visited an UNRWA refugee…
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Fast Forward 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Killed By Israel In Gaza Protest
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians including a 12-year-old boy at a protest along the Israel-Gaza border on Friday and wounded at least 126 others, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli army said it was defending against members of the crowd who were throwing grenades and explosives at its soldiers. Thousands of Palestinians had gathered for a…
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Fast Forward One State Or Two? Rambling Trump Sheds Little Light On Mideast Peace Plan.
President Trump offered bizarre mixed signals about his vision for Mideast peace Wednesday, telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s he wants a two-state solution — but insisting hours later he is fine with a one-state solution. “If the Israelis and the Palestinians want one state, that’s OK with me. If they want two states,…
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