The Palestinians are an Arab national group from the Southern Levant, predominantly the modern State of Israel.
Palestinians are predominantly Sunni Muslims, thought there are a minority of Christian and Shia Palestinians, as well as Druze and Samaritians that identify as Palestinian. There is dispute about when the Palestinian identity coalesced, be it in the post- or pre-war periods, and if it was an internal development or in direct response to the zionist movement.
The war that established Israel between Jewish and Arab forces resulted in a mass displacement of Palestinian Arabs. There is a significant diaspora of Palesitnians, especially in neighbouring Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs, of which many also identify as Palestinian. Many Diaspora Palesitnians, as well as those from families displaced from beyond the 1948 armistice lines, identify as refugees.
Many Palestinian political movements lay claim to all the land of Israel as the future Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority is one of the pirmary bodies that governs the Palestinians, with varying degrees of control in the West Bank. Palestinians have autonomy in Gaza, which is under the rule of Hamas.
The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.
There are conflicting reports from settlers, Palestinians, and the army as to the cause and nature of the brawl, as well as who shot the Palestinians.
Palestinians in Gaza react with mixed emotions to Iran's attack on Israel, some seeing it as solidarity, others questioning its motives amid ongoing conflict.
We should stress to the Palestinians that we have a choice: to continue the status quo, which offers more negatives, or find a way to work together to achieve the positives
The problem Israel was faced with in solving this conflict was that the Palestinians refused to make the compromises necessary to sign a peace agreement with Israel.
Tensions rise in the West Bank after the murder of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair. Violent clashes erupt as his body is discovered, sparking concerns of escalating violence.
“We have made it clear that hatred of Israel has no place in Berlin. Anyone who does not abide by these rules will feel the consequences,” Berlin Mayor Kai Wagner stated on X.
The Wall Street Journal reported that according to a Hamas official, the group could not commit to releasing 40 live hostages but could commit to the release of 40 hostages - dead or alive.
The war must end with a decisive defeat: a defeat of the idea of annihilating the State of Israel, which serves as the guiding principle of jihadi ideology.
Talking to a White House aide, we asked each other how we feel on the date marking six months since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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