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 Shot Dead After Suspected Stabbing Attack In West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinians rioted at the site of an attempted stabbing attack by a Palestinian assailant against a group of Israeli soldiers. The soldiers shot and killed the assailant near the Palestinian village of Teqoa, which is also near the Israeli settlement of Tekoa in the Gush Etzion bloc of the West Bank, according…
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Community Want Peace Between Israel And The Arab States? Tech May Be The Key
As the late Shimon Peres argued in his book The New Middle East, peace in the Middle East will not come without economic cooperation between Israel and the Arab states. The supposed talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia about establishing economic relations is the latest attempt to promote peace in the region through such an…
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The Schmooze Palestinian Rappers Sing ‘Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew’
“Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew” — the words your mother always wanted to hear, right? Not if you’re a Palestinian, most likely. Tamer Nafar and Mahmood Jrere of the Palestinian rap group DAM recently released a music video of their song, “Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew.” Though humorous, the…
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Community Trump Has Replaced Israel As Our Favorite Thing To Worry (And Fight) About
For decades, certainly since the Six Day War fifty years ago, Israel has been the one subject committed Jews could not avoid when they got together. Nor did they want to. First there was the 1967 victory which, at the time, seemed like a glorious turn in Jewish fortunes. For once, the Jews prevailed and…
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Fast Forward Muslims Clash With Israel Troops On Temple Mount — ‘Day Of Rage’ Planned Over Crackdown
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Fatah movement called for a “day of rage” in eastern Jerusalem and the Wet Bank to protest new security measures at the Temple Mount. The call on Tuesday by the party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to hold the day of rage on Wednesday came after a night in which…
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Community Another Rock Giant Defends Radiohead’s Israel Performance
Radiohead has provoked a lot of criticism over their upcoming July 19th concert in Tel Aviv from those who advocate boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning Israel (BDS). In particular, lead singer Thom Yorke and BDS proponent Roger Waters have been engaged in a heated back-and-forth surrounding the event. Waters has repeatedly called on the band…
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Opinion Jane Looking Forward: From Gaza To Shoes And Shakespeare
Gaza. It’s the four-letter word of the Middle East. Nobody wants to say it. Nobody wants to think about it. Yet the contentious strip of land controlled by Hamas issued last week described living conditions as “more and more wretched” and predicted that the coastal enclave would become unlivable as soon as 2020. Electricity is…
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Fast Forward Reporter Who Scored Scoop On Chicago Dyke March Hits Back At Organizers
Gretchen R. Hammond, the Jewish journalist who broke the story of women with rainbow flags bearing Stars of David being asked to leave the Chicago Dyke March, took to Twitter on Monday to suggest that march organizers were responsible for her getting bounced from her reporting job. After the story ran, Hammond was transferred to…
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