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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Israel News Palestinian Oktoberfest Offers the West Bank in a Beer Glass
Taybeh, a Christian village in the West Bank, celebrated its 11th Oktoberfest on the September 24 and 25. The event, which draws thousands of Palestinians and foreigners every year, is a unique occurrence in the Palestinian Territories, where most Muslims eschew alcohol. Here’s a primer on the West Bank beer festival: The festival is sponsored…
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News Jewish National Fund Gives $530K From American Donors to West Bank Settlement
The Jewish National Fund’s American fundraising arm gave $530,000 to a visitor’s center in a West Bank settlement, according to a new disclosure by the JNF, which has been under pressure from the left-wing rabbis’ group T’ruah to list its donations to the West Bank. The $530,000 grant to a museum and visitor’s center in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers and Worshippers Attacked at Joseph’s Tomb
JERUSALEM — Rioting Palestinians attacked soldiers and worshippers visiting Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus in the West Bank. The local Palestinians threw rocks and firebombs at the Israel Defense Forces soldiers guarding the worshippers, as well as at the tomb, according to the IDF. No damage or injuries were reported. Some 14 buses carrying 700 pilgrims…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Shot Dead in Attempted Attack on Israeli Soldier
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian who attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint near Hebron was shot and killed by a soldier during the thwarted attack. The assailant in the Tuesday morning attack was identified by the Palestinian Maan news agency as Issa Salim Mahmoud Tarayra, 16. The security checkpoint was located at the…
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Fast Forward Oops! American Embassy Sends Settlement Wine in Rosh Hashanah Gift Basket
As diplomatic faux-pas go, it’s a delicate one. Ahead of the Jewish new year next month, the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv sent gift baskets to a number of Israeli organizations, as it does every year. Among the recipients was Peace Now, a group opposed to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. There was…
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Fast Forward Churches Rip Israel for Occupation and ‘Prison-Like’ Gaza
— Two leading Christian groups blamed Israel almost entirely for the conflict with the Palestinians and called on the United States to cut defense aid to the Jewish state. Jewish organizations slammed the statement Wednesday by The World Council of Churches and The National Council of Churches of Christ, USA, ecumenical groups that represent over 545…
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Israel News Mahmoud Abbas Hits Back at Israel on ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Claim
JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas responded to a video released by Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it is Israel, not the Palestinians, who are committing “ethnic cleansing.” Abbas made the statement Sunday night as part of remarks for the start of the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice holiday. “The government of Israel is carrying out…
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News Donald Trump Sides With Benjamin Netanyahu in West Bank ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Flap
Donald Trump’s adviser on U.S.-Israeli relations told Haaretz Sunday that the Obama administration “should be ashamed of their misguided reaction” to remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a Facebook video published over the weekend, Netanyahu said that support for the removal of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as part of a two-state peace…
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