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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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Israel Hunts for Hamas Tunnels With Dogs, Robots — and Bulldozer Named ‘Cruella’

(Reuters) — Israeli Colonel Tomer was literally tipped off to the tunnel snaking under a Palestinian village when the tank-churned earth gave way under the weight of one of his behemoth bulldozers. Twenty-four hours later, on Wednesday, his forces cleared a greenhouse that had provided cover and dug a 3 meter-deep (10 foot) crater exposing…

By Dan Williams Jul 30, 2014 | 3 min read
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Israel Shelling Kills 15 at Gaza U.N. School — 17 at Market

(Reuters) — Israeli shelling killed at least 15 Palestinians sheltering in a U.N.-run school and another 17 near a street market on Wednesday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said, with no ceasefire in sight after more than three weeks of fighting. Israel’s security cabinet convened to discuss a revamped Egyptian proposal for a truce but it was…

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller Jul 30, 2014 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
Israel Embassy Tweets Image of Jihadist Mona Lisa

Twitter/Newsweek Israel’s embassy in Dublin has deleted a series of tweets showing iconic works of art, including the Mona Lisa, dressed as Jihadists. All images were captioned: “Israel is the last frontier of the free world.” The images, captioned “Israel is the last frontier of the free world,” were sent from the embassy’s official Twitter…

By Anne Cohen Jul 30, 2014 | < 1 min read
Opinion
9 Years Later, Here We Go Again in Gaza

A woman cries as Israeli soldiers evict Jewish settlers from Gaza in 2005 / Getty Images Even as war continues to rage, August will mark the ninth anniversary of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Dubbed a “disengagement” by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the retreat was greeted enthusiastically by the institutional Jewish community. A…

By Emily L. Hauser Jul 30, 2014 | 4 min read
The Schmooze
Jon Stewart Calls U.S. ‘Oprah of Middle East’

Youtube Everyone wants peace in the Middle East. That’s the easy part — saying it. But then, how to achieve it? Jon Stewart may have the answer. On Tuesday night’s “Daily Show,” Stewart opened a segment on the conflict between Israel and Hamas by showing clips of American leaders who “all want to see peace in…

By Anne Cohen Jul 30, 2014 | < 1 min read
Fast Forward
U.N. Informed Israel 17 Times About Gaza School Shelter Before Attack

United Nations officials had told the Israeli military 17 times that a school in Gaza’s biggest refugee camp was a shelter for Palestinian civilians fleeing fighting in the teeming coastal strip, but it was not enough to save them from deadly shelling. Blown to pieces as they huddled asleep on mattresses on classroom floors, at…

By Reuters Jul 30, 2014 | 3 min read
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Did Barack Obama Have ‘Harsh’ Phone Chat With Benjamin Netanyahu Over Gaza?

U.S. and Israeli officials sharply denied an account of a tense conversation between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The conversation described Tuesday night on Israel’s Channel One TV allegedly was the one Obama and Netanyahu had on Sunday evening, in which the White House had said in a statement that Obama had…

By JTA Jul 30, 2014 | 2 min read
Food
Coconut Quinoa Comfort for Tisha B’av

Photo by Molly Yeh On these days leading up to Tisha B’av — especially in light of the current conflict in the Middle East — thinking about food doesn’t carry the joyous qualities that it typically does. It almost feels trivial. In my kitchen, this is not a time for cakes or colorful foods —…

By Molly Yeh Jul 30, 2014 | 2 min read

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