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.
‘We live under a dictatorial rule, under severe repression,’ says M., a voice from inside Gaza who knows he risks his life for criticizing Hamas.
Amid ongoing war, acute food shortages in Gaza, and the threat of an Israeli military operation, an increasing number of Palestinians are searching for an escape route
Israel could release over 700 prisoners, including murderers, in Gaza deal • Displaced Palestinians could return to northern Gaza
The prisoners agreed upon for release by Israel reportedly include hundreds who are serving life sentences for murdering Israelis in terror attacks.
Even if this prediction of mass starvation turns out to be another UN-aided false defamation of Israel, the government of Israel must act decisively now to turn it into a false prophecy of doom.
What is actually needed for the dismantling of UNRWA? Mainly Israeli determination to convince the contributing countries to make their fund freeze a permanent one
Israeli construction halts as 200,000 Palestinian workers barred. The government seeks solutions amid an economic slump and security concerns.
"Hamas is responsible for what’s going on in Israel right now," he added. "Hamas is pimping Palestinians to achieve its goal... Just as it has historically always hidden behind women and children"
“We emphatically disagreed with the critique and the decision to retract the piece,” the editors wrote. “We found it to be moving and empathetic in the extreme to Gazans and Israelis alike.”
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