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 Vatican’s Recognition of ‘Palestine’ Comes Into Effect With New Year
An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into effect, the Holy See said on Saturday. The Vatican signed its first treaty with the “State of Palestine” last June when it called for moves to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backed a two-state solution. “……
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Fast Forward Australian Church Denies Belief That Jesus Was Palestinian
Jesus was not Palestinian, a major church denomination in Australia said after the Executive Council of Australian Jewry challenged an article in a political publication in which the birthplace of Jesus Christ was named as Palestine. The article was written by two Palestinian members of Australia Palestine Advocacy Network which has links with the Uniting…
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Fast Forward Bibi Blames Palestinians for Lack of Peace Progress in Rebuke to John Kerry
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Palestinians for the lack of progress toward peace in an apparent response to statements by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “The time has come for the international community to understand that the reason there is no negotiation and no progress toward peace is not Israel’s fault but…
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Fast Forward Greece Lawmakers Poised To Recognize ‘Palestine’
Greece’s parliament is scheduled to vote in favor of recognizing Palestinian statehood. The vote, scheduled to take place on Dec. 22, will be on a non-binding resolution similar to the ones passed in recent months by France’s National Assembly, the European Parliament and Britain’s House of Commons. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority,…
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Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed as West Bank Attacks Rage
The Israeli army killed a Palestinian who it said tried to ram his car into soldiers near Hebron on Friday, and medics said another Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during a violent demonstration in the flashpoint West Bank city. A campaign of stabbings, shootings and car-rammings by Palestinians has killed 19 Israelis and…
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Fast Forward George Washington Backs Down in Palestine Flag Feud With Student
The president of George Washington University has reportedly apologized to a college student who threatened legal action after he was reprimanded and ordered to remove a Palestinian flag from his dormitory window. GW president Steven Knapp removed a disciplinary action against Ramie Abounaja, 20, and called the student to personally, he wrote in a statement…
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The Schmooze Rock-Throwing Palestinian Dolls Seized by Israel
Officials at the Haifa port seized a shipment of thousands of plush dolls with raised hands holding toy rocks. The shipment, from the United Arab Emirates, was on its way to the Palestinian Authority, according to the Times of Israel. The shipment’s paperwork said it was carrying clothing, rugs and plastic products. The dolls are…
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Fast Forward George Washington Student Threatens Suit Over Palestinian Flag
A George Washington University student is threatening legal action after the college told him to remove a Palestinian flag from his dorm room — but the college insists it is simply enforcing rules about window decorations. Ramie Abounaja, a Palestinian-American pre-med student, says George Washington discriminated against him when it made him take down the…
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