Welcome to 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.
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Opinion Why I resigned as chairman of Amnesty Israel
Israeli human rights groups can’t advocate for Palestinians without Palestinians.
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Opinion I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.
An Israeli drone strike killed the remarkable man behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen
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Opinion Amnesty International makes it crystal clear: Israel is in desperate need of a reality check
Think what you will of genocide allegations; what's inarguable is that the divide between Israel and the world is growing
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News Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The declaration throws the weight of a major international advocacy group behind a popular claim against Israel amid war with Hamas
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Fast Forward In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era
'We all left pretty offended, honestly,' one Jewish community relations council leader said after a divisive meeting the week after the election
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Fast Forward US takes no action as deadline passes for Israel to meet Gaza’s humanitarian needs
In October, the Biden administration gave Israel 30 days to increase aid or risk cuts to military assistance
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News Analysis Gaza didn’t cost Harris the election. But her approach pointed to a broader problem
Pro-Palestinian organizers say the problem was her focus on courting moderates, including Republicans, rather than motivating the party’s left flank
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Politics Left-wing voters use ‘vote swapping’ to protest Harris — without throwing election to Trump
The website Swap Your Vote helps voters exchange protest votes in blue states for Harris votes in swing states
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Opinion Why I resigned as chairman of Amnesty Israel
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News Scoop: Internal Project Esther documents describe conspiracy of Jewish ‘masterminds’ seeking to dismantle Western values
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Opinion We’re watching Israel self-destruct — at the hands of its own leaders and citizens
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Culture In ‘Wicked,’ the power of propaganda takes center stage
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Fast Forward What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.
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Fast Forward After anti-Israel protests roil NYU, its basketball game with Yeshiva University is closed to the general public
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Film & TV These Israelis and Palestinians aren’t sworn enemies — in a new documentary, they work together towards peace
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