This is the Forward’s coverage of the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel and a focus of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Schmooze The Latest in Settler Tourism: Hiking the West Bank
The summer vacation has started in Israel and people are flocking to attractions — theme parks, hotels, shows and festivals. But like most things here, tourism can be politically-loaded. Increasingly frustrated that they are having little luck expanding settlements, settlers and settler sympathizers are increasingly trying to make their mark on the parts of the…
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Israel News Pro-Israel Lawmakers Push for One State
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The Schmooze Haute Couture Comes to Ramallah
Milan, New York, Paris and … Ramallah. The Palestinian city has joined the world’s style capitals by staging its own fashion event, “considered the first couture show in the West Bank,” according to Israeli news Web site NRG. Featuring the work of Palestinian designers, the three-day affair is focused mostly on bridal gowns, with the…
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The Schmooze Aryeh Eldad Calls for Better Treatment of Palestinians in Jordan
It’s an unusual rallying cry for Aryeh Eldad, one of Israel’s most right-wing politicians. He’s calling for action on behalf of “disenfranchised Palestinians.” But Eldad, a lawmaker with the National Union party, isn’t advocating a change in Israel’s policies in the West Bank. Instead, he wants Jordan to improve its treatment of Palestinians, and is…
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The Schmooze A Good Kind of Drama in West Bank
There was drama in the West Bank involving soldiers and Palestinians this morning, my military sources tell me. But for once it was of a happy kind. Just before 2 a.m. an expectant mother started early stage labor. There were no Palestinian ambulances in the area, so a call went out to the Israeli military…
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The Schmooze Through the Eyes of Children
Crossposted from Haaretz A wall is covered with images. A little girl splashes in gray-scale puddles in the street, her image fuzzy in the moving shot. Framed nearby, a baker lifts hot flat bread out of the oven. A merry-go-round with three girls in headscarves swoops past the camera lens. Welcome to the West Bank…
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The Schmooze Boycotting the Boycotters of the Ariel Cultural Center
The Ariel Cultural Center — a 530-seat auditorium for settlers in the heart of the West Bank — opened this week. Much has been written about anger among left-leaning actors, writers and directors, some of whom plan to boycott the venue. Now, we have a boycott of the boycotters. A large stage props firm, Hayik…
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The Schmooze 17-Year-Old Reveals Top Israeli Spy’s Identity on YouTube
Crossposted from Haaretz Israel Police detained a teenage settler on Thursday over suspicions he had uploaded a YouTube video exposing the identity of the head of the Shin Bet’s Jewish Division. The Shin Bet official, known only as A., is the head of the service’s Makhlaka Hayehudit (“The Jewish Division”), which is tasked with monitoring…
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