This is the Forward’s coverage of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Settlements
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Fast Forward Analysis: 4 things to know about Biden’s sanctions of West Bank settlers
Biden ordered financial sanctions on 4 settlers engaged in violence against Palestinians
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News For God and country: War reignites fringe movement to resettle Gaza
What was once heralded as a divine mandate is now being sold as a strategic imperative
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News As Israel fights Hamas, activists on the right are calling to rebuild settlements in Gaza
Politicians on the far right have long called for reestablishing Gush Katif, but the war has brought those demands squarely into the mainstream
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Fast Forward UK joins US in announcing travel ban on extremist Israeli settlers
"Extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians," British Foreign Secretary David Cameron wrote on X
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Fast Forward Frustrated with Israel for not stopping settler violence, Biden administration bans entry to extremists
Most of the statement focuses on Biden’s frustration with Israel for ignoring his pleas to rein in extremist settlers
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Culture A ‘heartbroken’ Palestinian author confronts his prominent father’s murder, a history of international betrayal and devastation in Gaza
Raja Shehadeh and his father, Aziz, emerged as leading Palestinian lawyers in their generations. A new book explores their different approaches to challenging the Israeli government — and the personal cost of their shared vision.
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Opinion The settler movement already has plans for Gaza
Without a clear plan for Gaza's post-Hamas future, Israeli settlers are filling the vacuum with proposals to reoccupy
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Opinion A settler killed a Palestinian farmer, and what happened next
How helping to rescue a donkey taught me more about Hamas
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