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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Opinion A Palestinian Oscar-winner’s arrest shocked the world. For these Jewish activists, it was terrifyingly normal
Palestinians in the West Bank are experiencing an unprecedented increase in attacks since Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Maya Rudolph, James Schamus among filmmakers calling to protect ‘No Other Land’ team after director’s arrest
An online petition has gained more than 18,000 signatories since Hamdan Ballal was arrested by Israeli troops
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Film & TV ‘No Other Land’ just won an Oscar — how can American audiences see it?
For those hoping to see the Academy Award-winning documentary, viewing options are few and far between
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Fast Forward ‘No Other Land,’ about Israeli demolition of Palestinian village, wins Oscar for best documentary
And the filmmakers used their speeches to make a pointed call for peace
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Opinion No, the West Bank can’t be to Israel what Puerto Rico is to the US
The far-right's new favorite proposal has some glaring flaws, starting with the question of citizenship
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Film & TV The hero of the Netflix series ‘Mo’ faces struggles that might seem familiar to Sholem Aleichem
In the second and final season of his hit Netflix comedy, Mo Amer takes a bow — and a stand
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Fast Forward This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters
“No Other Land,” made by Israelis and Palestinians, has mobilized the film world post-Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Trump lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, earning praise from the Israeli right
Trump also canceled a Biden order blocking sanctions on the International Criminal Court amid his flurry of day-one executive orders
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Yiddish די ווערק פֿון ישׂשׂכר בער ריבאַק מערקן אָפּ, און מאַכן איבער אַ צעשטערטע וועלטThese works by Issachar Ber Ryback commemorate, and transform, a devastated world
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene may be first Republican lawmaker to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’
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Fast Forward Lithuania scraps years of planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site
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