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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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Gaza War Will Dent — Not Derail — Israel Economic Growth

Israel’s war against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is expected to cost it billions of dollars, temporarily hurt economic growth and put pressure on the government’s finances. Analysts and officials compare the current operation to a one-month war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon in the summer of 2006, as well as to…

By Reuters Jul 29, 2014 | 4 min read
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5 Israeli Soldiers Killed During Thwarted Attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the death of five more Israeli soldiers, which occurred during the infiltration of gunmen into a southern kibbutz through a tunnel from Gaza. The five soldiers were killed during the previously reported thwarted attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, located near the Gaza border, on Monday afternoon, during which one of…

By JTA Jul 29, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Palestinian Authority Announces 24-Hour Cease-Fire

The Palestinian Authority announced that it has brokered a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire with all Palestinian factions, with the possibility of extending it an additional 48 hours. Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon during a news conference in Ramallah. The announcement was reportedly made with the…

By JTA Jul 29, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Does Australia Gaza War Cartoon ‘Vilify’ Jews?

The umbrella body of the Jewish community in Sydney threatened to take action against a major newspaper for publishing a cartoon about Gaza that it claims “racially vilifies” Jews. Yair Miller, president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, wrote to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday claiming that the cartoon…

By JTA Jul 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Opinion
8 Reasons Menachem Creditor Is Wrong To Be ‘Done Apologizing’ for Israel

We’re all exhausted by the horrors of Gaza. Whatever our political points of view, this is a trying time to care about Israel, Palestine, or the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Recently in these pages, my friend Rabbi Menachem Creditor has given eloquent voice to this frustration. He is fed up, he says…

By Jay Michaelson Jul 29, 2014 | 6 min read
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Furious Israel Barrage Kills Dozens After Lull — Gaza Leader Ismail Haniyeh Targeted

Israel knocked out Gaza’s only power plant, flattened the home of its Islamist Hamas political leader and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets in the enclave on Tuesday, with no end in sight to more than three weeks of conflict. Health officials said at least 30 Palestinians were killed in some of heaviest bombardments from…

By Reuters Jul 29, 2014 | 3 min read
Culture
Living Under the Iron Dome

The Middle East conflict: No doubt you have heard this phrase at least a thousand and one times, and so have I. The conflict, as you probably heard over a thousand times too, is the result of settlements. And now that rockets are flying over Israel, I’ve decided to go to the settlements to check…

By Tuvia Tenenbom Jul 29, 2014 | 8 min read
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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…

By Reuters Jul 28, 2014 | 3 min read

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