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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Opinion In a Palestinian State, Which Settlements Move? Here Are the Maps
Every week seems to bring some new manufactured scandal that’s supposed to prove that the Palestinians aren’t really ready for peace. The latest is the phony blow-up over the statement by the Washington representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Maen Areikat, in which he’s supposed to have called for a “Jew-free” Palestinian state. Josh Rogin…
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Opinion All the News That Fits: Israel, Having a Bad Day
Some days it’s just not worth getting out of bed. Here are some top headlines from today’s Haaretz.com. After the jump, some top headlines from Ynet-Yediot. Report: Turkey navy to escort aid ships to Palestinians in Gaza Turkish officials tell Hurriyet Daily News that Turkish navy will strengthen presence in eastern Mediterranean Sea to stop…
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Life Settler Movement ‘It Girl’ Emily Amrusi Speaks
In the eyes of many, Emily Amrusi is the Israeli settler movement’s “It Girl.” The fashionable 32-year-old former spokeswoman for the Yesha Council is now working as a journalist and author. Amrusi writes for Israel HaYom a widely circulated free right-wing newspaper, including a regular column for the political supplement of its weekend edition. Her…
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Opinion Israel’s Foreign Ministry Borrows From the Settlers for Its Propaganda
Israel’s deputy foreign minister and Twitter warrior, Danny Ayalon, recently released a video over YouTube that is doing quite well — posted on July 11, it now has nearly 180,000 hits. In it, Ayalon tries to explain why he thinks the West Bank should not be referred to as “occupied” and that settlements are not…
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Opinion Instead of Israeli vs. Palestinian, Think Modern vs. Medieval
I give Hussien Ibish — a contributor to our pages — a lot of credit for even agreeing to get into the ring with someone like David Ha’ivri, an “extremist settler” (Ibish’s words, with which I concur) that he recently debated. Ibish recounts the encounter here. In many ways, this type of interaction can only…
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Opinion Why Is Israel’s Boycott Law Different From America’s?
Given the widespread protests over Israel’s newly enacted anti-boycott laws, a great many friends of Israel are wondering aloud why the fuss — specifically, why is this law treyf while the anti-boycott measures passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 have not aroused all these protests?…
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Opinion Knesset Outlaws Boycotts of Israel or Settlements
The Knesset gave final approval to the Boycott Bill after a stormy debate. Here is the Ynet.com report (in Hebrew). Here is the Jerusalem Post report (in English). The final vote was 47 to 38, according to the Haaretz.com report. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not present for the debate or vote. Knesset speaker Reuven…
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Food The Rabbi’s Cookbook Collection
Like any rabbi, Robert Sternberg has seforim, volumes of Jewish learning and commentary, at home. But he may be alone among his peers with a collection of 500 cookbooks, many of which extend far beyond Jewish cuisine. The Denver native, who was ordained at an Orthodox yeshiva in Jerusalem and now has a congregation near…
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