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 IDF says it is disciplining soldiers who broadcast Jewish prayers from West Bank mosque
The chief Sephardi rabbi of Israel also weighed in against the incident
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Culture A ‘heartbroken’ Palestinian author confronts his prominent father’s murder, a history of international betrayal and devastation in Gaza
Raja Shehadeh and his father, Aziz, emerged as leading Palestinian lawyers in their generations. A new book explores their different approaches to challenging the Israeli government — and the personal cost of their shared vision.
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Fast Forward 1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting attack at Jerusalem checkpoint with long security lines
“Anybody who wants to do harm can just go into that traffic jam,” a West Bank Jewish leader warned about the checkpoint the day before the attack
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Fast Forward In the West Bank, spiking violence and an idle economy spur fears of a broadening conflict
The spike in West Bank violence has led to differing and at times contradictory responses from Israeli officials
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Books He wanted to tell the story of ordinary Palestinians living under occupation — will anyone want to listen now?
Nathan Thrall's 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' is an intimately reported account of the aftermath of a lethal West Bank bus crash
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News ‘He lived such a full life’: In a city on a hilltop, a family mourns its oldest son
Mitzpe Yericho, a settlement outside of Jerusalem, grieves a 19-year-old who loved music and Torah
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Fast Forward Two Palestinians killed, five Israeli soldiers wounded in separate incidents in West Bank
Earlier on Thursday, around 100 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, near Joseph's Tomb
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Fast Forward In rare move, security forces demolish illegal Israeli buildings in West Bank outpost
The evacuation of the illegal West Bank outposts was approved by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
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