This is the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
Gaza
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Fast Forward Report: Israeli group quietly organized charter flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola called the evacuation flights a 'clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank'
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Fast Forward US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case
The United States said the genocide charge was part of a broader campaign 'to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people'
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Opinion A two-hour State of the Union with zero vision for Gaza or Iran
A long speech was notably short on details about plans for the future in the Middle East
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News Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists
Polling hints at growing sympathy — but also misses important complexities of views on the Gaza militant group
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Opinion Tragically, ‘genocide’ has become a meaningless word
A new pro-Israel petition mirrors the left in draining an important term of its meaning
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Opinion With the last hostage released, is American Jewish unity over?
The hostage crisis brought together a fractured community. Now that it's over, the divisions over Israel are back
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Fast Forward Remains of final hostage Ran Gvili on way back to Israel after being located in Gaza
“Rani is a hero of Israel. He went in first, he came out last. He came back,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner presents plan for ‘New Gaza’ at Davos as Trump launches Board of Peace with Israel absent
Kushner said the White House decided to “plan for catastrophic success"
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