the Israelis & the Palestinians

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Israeli officials say fighting in Gaza ongoing despite reports of ceasefire

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group is ongoing, despite earlier reports of a ceasefire following two days of deadly Israeli airstrikes and more than 400 Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/10/israel/ceasefire-reportedly-reached-in-israel-gaza-conflict-following-two-days-of-fighting?

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Israel and Gaza militants in heaviest fighting for months

Israel says Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 460 rockets at it, and that its military has hit over 130 militant targets in Gaza, in the heaviest fighting in nine months.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65544214?

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Israel-Gaza conflict: Israel suffers first fatality as rocket attacks continue, Palestinian death toll hits 30

(JTA) — A Palestinian rocket killed an Israeli in her apartment building and the Palestinian death toll hit 30 as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza stretched into its fourth day.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/11/israel/israel-gaza-conflict-israel-suffers-first-fatality-as-rocket-attacks-continue-palestinian-death-toll-hits-30?

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Gaza: Sixth militant commander killed in Israeli air strike

Israel has killed a sixth senior leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in an air strike in the Gaza Strip, as fighting between them escalated.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65571023?

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Ceasefire ends Israel-Gaza conflict after five days of fighting

(JTA) — Fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza ended after five days, as a ceasefire took effect and appeared to hold late Saturday night.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/13/israel/ceasefire-ends-israel-gaza-conflict-after-five-days-of-fighting?

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Israeli man killed in shooting as West Bank violence continues

(JTA) — An Israeli man was killed in a terror attack on Tuesday in the northern West Bank, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the territory this year.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/30/default/israeli-man-killed-in-shooting-as-west-bank-violence-continues?

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Palestinian toddler shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies of wounds

A 2-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week has died of his wounds

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/palestinian-toddler-shot-israeli-troops-west-bank-dies-99836467?

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Fiercest fighting in years erupts in West Bank camp of Jenin, at least 5 Palestinians killed

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday, igniting the fiercest day of fighting in years as Palestinian militants detonated roadside bombs and Israeli helicopter gunships struck Palestinian gunmen to rescue troops trapped in the hourslong firefight.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-west-bank-f9499fa4013e39e7f3ee9036b35338ce?

5 Palestinians killed, 8 Israeli soldiers wounded in fierce West Bank violence

(JTA) — The northern West Bank city of Jenin saw its heaviest violence in decades as Israeli soldiers on a military raid clashed with Palestinian militants.

https://www.jta.org/2023/06/19/default/5-palestinians-killed-8-israeli-soldiers-wounded-in-fierce-west-bank-violence?

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Palestinian gunmen kill 4 Israelis in West Bank gas station

(JTA) — Palestinian gunmen killed four people and wounded four in a terror attack at a gas station near the West Bank settlement of Eli, the Israeli army reported.

https://www.jta.org/2023/06/20/israel/palestinian-gunmen-kill-4-israelis-in-west-bank-gas-station?

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Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers attack West Bank village

Residents of Turmus Ayya say 400 settlers march down the village’s main road, setting fire to cars, homes and trees.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/21/palestinian-killed-as-israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-village?

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Israel’s Jenin assault displaces thousands as violence spirals on

Armoured incursion in response to rising bloodshed across Israel and West Bank looks political as much as tactical

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/israels-jenin-assault-displaces-thousands-as-violence-spirals-on?

Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years; at least 8 Palestinians dead

JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Monday launched its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades, carrying out a series of drone strikes and sending hundreds of troops on an open-ended mission into a militant stronghold. At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-jenin-militants-military-raid-deaths-9828339de806641bf0ab9a4a2561027c?

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As Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destruction

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of widespread destruction Wednesday as they emerged from their homes and returned from nearby shelters following the most intense Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-jenin-west-bank-militants-gaza-strip-2aa6352e798a671d26331ca57ce3a565?

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At least 7 wounded in Tel Aviv terror attack

TEL AVIV (JTA) — At least seven people were wounded in a terror attack in Tel Aviv as a Palestinian attacker rammed his car into people waiting at a bus stop.

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/04/israel/at-least-7-wounded-in-tel-aviv-terror-attack?

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Palestinian gunman kills Israeli soldier outside of Kedumim, Bezalel Smotrich’s home settlement

(JTA) — A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli soldier when security forces stopped the gunman while he was driving near the Kedumim settlement in the northern West Bank. The gunman was killed after the attack.

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/06/israel/palestinian-gunman-kills-israeli-soldier-outside-of-kedumim-bezalel-smotrichs-home-settlement?

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Palestinian gunman shoots 5 at Maaleh Adumim restaurant before being shot dead

(JTA) — A Palestinian gunman shot and wounded five people at a hamburger restaurant in the Israeli West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim before a policeman shot him dead.

https://www.jta.org/2023/08/01/israel/palestinian-gunman-shoots-5-at-maaleh-adumim-restaurant-before-being-shot-dead?

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Palestinian shot dead after six Israelis wounded in illegal settlement

Palestinian health ministry identifies suspect in shooting attack as Mohannad al-Mazraa, 20, from a nearby West Bank town.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/palestinian-opens-fire-in-west-bank-settlement-wounding-israelis?

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Where conflict is news, stories of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation go missing

(JTA) — In January 2001, I was working at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, located on Kibbutz Ketura along the Israeli-Jordanian border. Since 1996, the institute has included Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, Moroccan, American and other college-age students from around the world. It also has several transboundary research centers, including our recently established Center for Climate Change Policy and Research, and our Center for Applied Environmental Diplomacy. 

https://www.jta.org/2023/08/10/ideas/where-conflict-is-news-stories-of-israeli-palestinian-cooperation-go-missing?

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Mahmoud Abbas peddles falsehoods about the Holocaust ahead of US bid to revive Israel-Palestinian talks

(JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas peddled falsehoods about the Holocaust and other discredited distortions about Jews, drawing diplomatic fire just as the Biden administration is launching a major diplomatic initiative that could include reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks.

https://www.jta.org/2023/09/07/israel/mahmoud-abbas-peddles-falsehoods-about-the-holocaust-ahead-of-us-bid-to-revive-israel-palestinian-talks?

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Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies

Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue.

https://apnews.com/article/black-palestinian-solidarity-support-blm-protest-966a5eb8f0fb5b34beced29c4dda7331?

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Understanding the Israeli / Palestinian Crisis: A Comprehensive Historical Primer

A clear, brief history of the Mideast conflict that is required reading to better understand what is happening today and a path forward in seeking a resolution.

https://aish.com/understanding-the-israeli-palestinian-crisis-a-comprehensive-historical-primer/?

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A witness says the fatal shooting of an American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked

AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — The fatal shooting of an American-Palestinian teen driving a pickup truck in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked, the sole passenger told The Associated Press, describing apparent Israeli fire hitting the back of the vehicle before it overturned several times on a dirt road.

https://apnews.com/article/american-teen-shooting-death-west-bank-violence-1783ff3a7fa5f65f5b792372fd093445?

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Historic hearings open into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state The hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation follow a request submitted by the U.N. General Assembly for a non-binding advisory opinion into Israel’s policies in the occupied territories. They are set to last six days. Read more.

Why this matters: Though the case opens against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, it focuses instead on Israel’s open-ended control over the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip and annexed east Jerusalem.   Palestinians and rights groups say Israel’s occupation has morphed into an apartheid system, bolstered by settlement building, that gives Palestinians second-class status and is designed to maintain Jewish hegemony. Israel rejects any such accusation.   Israel is not scheduled to speak during the hearings, but could submit a written statement. However, 51 other countries and three international organizations are set to speak, and the court will likely take months to issue its opinion.

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Hamas Must Surrender or Be Eliminated

A two-state solution will not emerge while so many Palestinians still reject the existence of a Jewish state.

https://aish.com/hamas-must-surrender-or-be-eliminated/?

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How the ADL’s Anti-Palestinian Advocacy Helped Shape U.S. Terror Laws

Last October, as protests against Israel’s war on Gaza swept U.S. campuses, two prominent pro-Israel groups wrote to nearly 200 university and college administrators urging them to investigate their students for possibly violating federal law by promoting pro-Hamas, anti-Israel messaging.

https://theintercept.com/2024/02/21/adl-palestine-terrorism-legislation/?

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While pro-Palestinian supporters glorify a suicide, a ballot box protest gets results

(JTA) — Last week saw two wildly contrasting acts of pro-Palestinian protest: a U.S. airman who died after he set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington shouting “Free Palestine,” and a protest vote in Michigan’s Democratic primaries. 

https://www.jta.org/2024/03/03/ideas/while-pro-palestinian-supporters-glorify-a-suicide-a-ballot-box-protest-gets-results?