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 Why Jewish Terror Is Different This Time
Israel was stunned last week by a pair of violent attacks, both apparently perpetrated by Jewish extremists, just hours apart, that seemed to suggest a country teetering on a precipice, threatened with a wave of Jewish religious violence. It may indeed be on that precipice, but not in the way it appears at first glance….
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News Jewish Extremists Suspected in West Bank Arson Murder of Palestinian Toddler
Suspected Jewish extremists carried out an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler in the occupied West Bank Friday morning. Masked perpetrators entered the village of Duma, outside Nablus, and broke the windows of two Palestinian homes, sprayed Hebrew graffiti and threw firebombs that ignited the homes. An 18-month-old child was killed and three of…
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Fast Forward West Bank Protests Erupt Over Murder of Palestinian Toddler
An Israeli policeman was lightly wounded in one of several riots and attacks by Palestinians following the funeral of a baby who was murdered in an arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists. The officer was wounded in eastern Jerusalem when he was hit by a stone hurled at him by a Palestinian during a riot…
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Fast Forward Police Remove Hundreds of Israelis From Illegal Settlement
Hundreds of Israel Police officers removed about 200 young adult demonstrators from two illegal apartment buildings slated for demolition in the Beit El settlement. Some 50 demonstrators were arrested, and the rest were dispersed using riot control measures early Tuesday morning. Police reportedly had arrived in the settlement in the early hours of the morning…
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Fast Forward Europe Plans Steps Against Israel Banks Over Occupation
The European Union agreed this week to push ahead with labeling Israeli goods made in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that has alarmed the Israeli government; but now there are proposals to go much further, including targeting Israeli banks. In a paper to be published on Wednesday, the European Council on Foreign…
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Fast Forward Europe Ministers Call for End to Israeli Settlements and Land Grabs
The foreign ministers of the European Union called on Israel to halt settlements and policies including “forced transfer.” Their statement on the Middle East peace process was released Monday at the end of a monthly European Union Council meeting in Brussels. It reiterates “strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and actions taken in this context,…
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Fast Forward Fleeing Palestinian Stone Thrower Shot in Back
A Palestinian youth killed after throwing rocks at an Israeli officer’s vehicle in the West Bank was shot dead after fleeing the scene, security camera footage obtained and released by the human rights group B’Tselem appears to show. The officer, Binyamin Brigade commander Col. Yisrael Shomer, has been investigated under caution by Military Police. Mohammad…
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Fast Forward Church of Christ Votes for West Bank Divestment
The United Church of Christ voted overwhelmingly to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. The vote passed at the church’s synod on Monday, by a vote of 508 in favor, 124 against, with 38 abstentions, according to the church’s Palestine/Israel Network, which backed the resolution. “As disciples of Jesus,…
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