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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Fast Forward White House Backs John Kerry in Truce Deal Drama With Israel
Obama administration officials rallied to the defense of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday after withering criticism in Israel of Kerry’s failed attempt to secure a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians. The critiques of Kerry centered around ideas that U.S. officials say were sent to Israeli officials, based on an Egyptian draft ceasefire…
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Opinion Gaza War Diary: Silence, Then the Bombs Go Off
A Palestinian carries the remains of an Israeli shell in the Gaza Strip / Getty Images Editor’s Note: Walid Abuzaid’s diary will run in two parts. This is the first installment. Thursday, June 27 I was in Cyprus when it all started. When we heard about the kidnapped teens, we were thrilled by the possibility…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Incidents in Britain Double Since Start of Gaza War
Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain have risen since the start of Israel’s operation in Gaza. The Community Security Trust told the Jewish Chronicle that 70 anti-Semitic incidents had been reported in the period between the start of the operation on July 8 and Friday. The Daily Mail reported Sunday that more than 100 hate crimes have…
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Fast Forward 10,000 Rally at United Nations To Support Israel Battle in Gaza
Members of Congress and thousands of Israel supporters gathered for a solidarity rally near the United Nations. The Monday afternoon rally, organized by the UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, was intended to show support for Israel as it battles Hamas. The rally on 47th Street in Manhattan…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Grimly Tells Israelis To Expect Long War in Gaza
A grim-faced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of a protracted war in Gaza, dashing any hopes of a swift end to the three-week conflict as Palestinian fighters launched an audacious cross-border raid. The Israeli army said five of its soldiers died in two separate incidents, including four in a mortar strike. Local…
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Fast Forward Miami Beach Shul Hit With ‘Hamas’ Graffiti
A synagogue in North Miami Beach was vandalized with spray painted swastikas and the word “Hamas.” The attack on Congregation Torah V’Emunah reportedly came early Monday morning, according to local reports. The epithets were discovered slightly more than a day after cars owned by a Jewish family in Miami Beach were egged and smeared with…
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Fast Forward Hamas Slips Into Israel Village and Fires Deadly Mortars During Eid Holiday
Palestinian fighters slipped into an Israeli village from the Gaza Strip and fought a gun battle with troops on Monday as an unofficial truce called for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival disintegrated. The clash, in which Israeli television said five gunmen were killed and the Islamist Hamas movement said it had killed 10 Israeli soldiers,…
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The Schmooze One Direction Divided Over Gaza
One Direction is at a crossroads. It seems that two members of the popular British boy band have very different opinions when it comes to the war in Gaza. Frontman (and sometimes Jewish wannabe) Harry Styles was criticized last week for being too pro-Israel, after he started following Israel journalist Lliana Bird on Twitter, the…
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