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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Fast Forward SodaStream Will Sell Some of PepsiCo’s Brands On a Test Basis
Soda machine maker SodaStream International Ltd said it would sell some of PepsiCo Inc’s brands through its soda machines on a test basis later this year. SodaStream shares surged almost 19 percent to $25.15 in afternoon trading on Friday. The Israeli company was not currently in talks with Pepsi for a broader agreement, it said…
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Opinion Is Israel Abandoning Push for Two States?
In a potentially explosive report, veteran Yediot Ahronot defense commentator Ron Ben-Yishai writes on Ynet that Israel is headed toward a new confrontation with the United States and its allies in the wake of this summer’s Operation Protective Edge. The Americans and Europeans insist that Israel must strive for a two-state solution with the Palestinians,…
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Fast Forward Israel Orders West Bank Closed for Yom Kippur
The West Bank was closed by the Israeli military ahead of Yom Kippur. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the closure, which begins at 11:59 p.m. Thursday and will remain in effect until the same time on Saturday. Palestinians needing humanitarian assistance will be able to enter Israel with the permission of the Civil Administration. Ben…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Eye 2016 for Two-State Resolution
The Palestinians will ask the United Nations Security Council to set a deadline of November 2016 for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. The request is part of a draft resolution that has been circulated to members of the Security Council, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. AP obtained a copy of…
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Fast Forward Filmmaker Portratys Bethlehem as Diverse Model for Middle East
When Palestinian filmmaker Leila Sansour returned to Bethlehem to make a film about her home town, she had no idea she would end up running a campaign to put the ancient city on the world map as a model for diversity in the Middle East. Sansour left Bethlehem as a teenager in 1983, disdainful of…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Killed By IDF During Raid on West Bank Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid on a West Bank refugee camp. The man was shot in the chest early Wednesday morning as he threw an explosive device at the soldiers in the al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah. The soldiers were in the camp to arrest a wanted Hamas operative,…
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Fast Forward Israel Plans 283 More Homes in West Bank Elkana Settlement
The Israel Land Authority published a tender for constructing 283 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Elkana. The announcement Thursday, advancing an expansion the Israeli government first approved in 2012, comes after international criticism, including from the United States, over Israel’s recent appropriation of approximately 1,000 acres in the West Bank. The publication…
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Fast Forward Leader of Terror Cell That Kidnapped and Killed Israeli Teens Indicted in Military Court
The leader of the terrorist cell that that kidnapped and killed three Israeli teenagers in June was indicted in a military court. Hussam Kawasme of Hebron was arrested on July 11, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, and dual Israeli-American citizen Naftali Fraenkel, while attempting to flee to Jordan…
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