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 London Mayor Dumped by Palestinians After Anti-Boycott Remarks
London Mayor Boris Johnson had two of his planned meetings in the West Bank cancelled after he criticized boycotts of Israel. Johnson was due to meet Wednesday in the West Bank with the Palestine Business Women’s Forum and a Palestinian youth group. Both meetings were cancelled after Johnson, who is on a three-day trade mission…
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Opinion Misusing Hard Data To Paint Palestinians As Irrational Animals
In a lengthy essay titled and published in Mosaic, Daniel Polisar provides a detailed analysis of Palestinian public opinion of the kind that a professional pollster can appreciate: he draws on multiple sources, representing some of the trustworthiest Palestinian pollsters, and examines trends over time from numerous angles. Unfortunately, Polisar’s conclusions bear all the markings…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Killed After Ramming Car Into West Bank Bus Stop
A Palestinian driver was shot dead after ramming his car into a bus stop in the occupied West Bank, injuring four people, police said on Sunday, the latest in violence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss in White House talks. Since Oct. 1, 11 Israelis have been killed in street attacks by Palestinians…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Shut Newspaper That Detailed Security Cooperation With Israel
The Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank shut down the local office of a pan-Arab newspaper this week after accusing it of “offensive” reporting on Palestinian security coordination with Israel, officials said. As Palestinian-Israeli street violence surged last month, Al Araby Al-Jadeed daily accused the administration of jailing “dozens of (Palestinian) political prisoners on…
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Fast Forward Israel Rejects Claim It Harvests Organs From Slain Palestinians as ‘Anti-Semitic’ Lie
The Palestinian Authority’s representative to the United Nations accused Israel of harvesting the organs of Palestinians killed while attacking Israelis. Israel’s U.N. envoy responded by calling the PA’s accusation a “blood libel.” “A medical examination conducted on bodies of Palestinians returned after they were killed by the occupying power found that they were missing organs,”…
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Fast Forward Hebron Becomes Focus of Conflict as Israel Backs Jewish Settlers
Israel shut down the main radio station in Hebron on Tuesday and turned part of the city in the occupied West Bank into a closed military zone, with troops clamping down on a district that has become the focal point of violent unrest. The city, 30 km (20 miles) south of Jerusalem, is the largest…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Radio Station Shut Down by Israel Over ‘Incitement’
Israel’s military shut down a Palestinian radio station in the West Bank over its calls to attack Israelis. The Hebron-based Al Hurria radio station was raided late on Monday night, according to the Israel Defense Forces Spokesman’s Office. “Forces confiscated broadcasting equipment in order to prevent the incitement which has caused a flare of violence…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Burn British Flag on Balfour Declaration Anniversary
Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza burned British, American and Israeli flags to mark the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Members of the al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades brandished guns, swords and axes at a demonstration Monday in Rafah, the the London-based Daily Mail reported. The demonstrators then burned the flags of the three countries. Signed on Nov….
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