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.
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The Schmooze Rabbi Shmuley Boteach vs. Russell Brand
Russell Brand is no stranger to controversy. Between calling out Hugo Boss as a Nazi during a GQ gala and calling Fox News’ Sean Hannity a “terrorist,” the British comedian has certainly made his fair share of enemies. Now, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has joined the chorus of haters. In an op/ed published in The New…
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Fast Forward Israel and Palestinians Agree To Extend Truce 24 Hours
I Israel and the Palestinians agreed on Monday to extend a Gaza truce by another 24 hours, minutes before an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire was set to expire, officials on both sides said. Agreement was reached as gaps on key issues continued to dog efforts to achieve a long-term deal between Israel and militant groups in the…
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Opinion How Israelis and Palestinians Cope — With Two Different Wars
Getty Images The first thing I noticed when my shared taxi dropped me off in Jerusalem earlier this month were the flags. In the Beit Hakerem neighborhood where I was staying — a mostly secular Jewish area in southwest Jerusalem — balconies were strung with large Israeli flags and rows of miniature ones. Car antennas…
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Fast Forward Hamas Planned To Seize Control of West Bank and Start Intifada, Shin Bet Says
Hamas planned to start a third intifada and seize control of the West Bank from Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, the Shin Bet security service said. On Monday, the Shin Bet said it arrested 93 Hamas operatives in the West Bank in May and June who were planning a series of massive attacks on…
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Fast Forward Gaza Cannot Afford To Return To Pre-War Conditions, U.N. Agency Says
Unless negotiations to end the Gaza war succeed in lifting a blockade of the territory, Gazans will not see any improvement in their lives for at least another 15 years, the head of a U.N. relief agency said on Monday. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are in Egypt trying to secure a permanent ceasefire after a…
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Opinion The Rocket Shelter Comedy Tour Goes to Israel
Courtesy of Benji Lovitt The “we laugh to keep from crying” line sometimes feels a bit of a cliché but when you live in Israel, you experience it daily. At least during the last 40-plus days of Operation Protective Edge, which still hasn’t officially ended during the current ceasefire talks. In the eight years I’ve…
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Fast Forward Train Service in Southern Israel Suspended Over Security Fears
Train services between Ashkelon and Sderot in southern Israel have been halted due to security reasons. The cessation of services on the train line which runs near the border with Gaza came Sunday night, a day before the end of a five-day ceasefire with terrorists in Gaza. The halt to service on the line, “until…
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News How Tariq Abu Khdeir Went From Teen Fisherman to Peace Activist
It’s been a strange summer for 15-year-old Tariq Abu Khdeir. In the space of just a few weeks, the Palestinian-American boy visited east Jerusalem, where tensions were about to boil over. He also grappled with the murder of a cousin who was burned alive by Israeli extremists; got detained and was savagely beaten by Israeli…
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