Palestinians

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.

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  Tuvia Tenenbom (L) at a pro-Palestinian gathering in New York City's Marcus Gravey Park.

Palestinian matzah ball mix in NYC

These people, who know no history and make no sense, don’t really like Palestine or Palestinians. What they share with each other is pure hate for the Jew, and this includes the Jews among them.

By TUVIA TENENBOM
27/10/2024

Netflix defends its decision to remove Palestinian films from platform

Netflix explained, "We launched this licensed collection of films in 2021 for three years. Those licenses have now expired."

Glilot truck ramming: One dead, over 30 wounded

The driver has been apprehended and emergency services are at the scene treating the wounded.

Israel cannot always wallow in victimhood, we must take responsibility for our faults

Too often, the Palestinian leadership chose the path of violence and terror. But placing the entire blame on them is not only incorrect, it is also dangerous. It covers up our own failures.

27/10/2024

Harris dodges answering if she'd be more pro-Israel than Trump in CNN town hall

Harris faced carefully choreographed back-to-back questions on Israel and antisemitism during a live town hall with CNN held outside of Philadelphia.

Netanyahu must put his ministers in order to successfully make a 'day after' plan

Netanyahu must put his house in order and instruct the MKs in his party and the ministers in his coalition to wait with these ambiguous statements regarding settlements.

Two-state solution support rises in West Bank, Gaza, Arab-American communities

Recent US administrations and other global actors have called for the end to the ongoing war and to reach a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. 

'Sinwar's barrier of fear is broken': Hundreds of civilians safely evacuate from Jabalya, Gaza

During the operations, the IDF allowed civilians to safely evacuate from the area via organized routes, and hundreds of people left the area. 

Despite IDF's year-long operation, Hamas offices continue to operate

It turns out that most Hamas government offices are still functioning, and in many cases, they continue to provide services to civilians.

By JACKIE HOGI
18/10/2024

'I cheered when they told me': Gazans celebrate death of Yahya Sinwar

Hamas has long been accused of crushing dissent in Gaza with beatings or worse. But recent months have seen some rare public displays of dissent.

By AVI ASHKENAZI , REUTERS
18/10/2024
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