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 3,000 Rally Against Gaza War in Times Square
(Reuters) — Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Friday evening to protest Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and demand an end to the violence that has already killed nearly 850 Palestinians. Police scrambled to corral the demonstrators, which officers estimated numbered between 2,000 and 3,000, as they flooded…
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Life Sexy for Soldiers
Facebook When I read the story of Israeli women sending sexy photos off the to IDF to wish them luck and boost morale, my reaction was more of a bemused shake of the head than anything akin to the outrage, confusion, and energy-draining sorrow I’ve been experiencing while reading a lot of recent war-related stories….
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Fast Forward Israel Rejects John Kerry’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan — Sets 12-Hour Truce
Israel has rejected international proposals for a ceasefire in its fight against Islamist militants in Gaza, a government source said on Friday, but it did agree to a brief 12-hour truce on Saturday. Mediators hope that a truce could come into force ahead of a Muslim festival that starts early next week, but they have…
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Fast Forward Dutch Jews Demand Crackdown on ‘Kill Jews’ Rallies
Following repeated calls to kill Jews in protest rallies in The Hague, representatives of the Dutch Jewish community urged local authorities to crack down on anti-Semitic incitement. The appeal by the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel, or CIDI, came Friday following two demonstrations in The Hague this month in which protesters made menacing…
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Fast Forward Israel Says Soldier Definitely Not Captured
The Israeli army announced on Friday that a soldier unaccounted for after an ambush in the Gaza Strip six days ago was definitely dead, although they had still not recovered his body. Islamist militant group Hamas said last Sunday it had captured Oron Shaul, giving his name and army ID number, but did not release…
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The Schmooze Support Israel’s Troops — By Getting Naked
A new Facebook page showcases a new way for Israeli women to support the troops — by stripping down practically to their birthday suit. “Standing With the IDF” calls on Israel women to raise morale (so to speak) by uploading sexy pictures of the their bodies, upon which uplifting messages have been scrawled. The page’s…
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Fast Forward Israelis Line Up Behind Gaza War — Even as Casualties Mount
(Reuters) — When 20-year-old Israeli soldier Daniel Pomerantz died in a Hamas ambush in the Gaza Strip, his small village near Tel Aviv decided they finally needed a cemetery to bury their dead. Surrounded by hundreds of relatives and friends, some sobbing uncontrollably, his flag-draped coffin was lowered into the ground at sunset on Thursday,…
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Fast Forward Gallup Poll Shows Americans Evenly Split on Gaza War
A Gallup poll shows support among Americans for Israel during the war in Gaza is divided, and is low among younger Americans. The poll posted on the pollster’s website Thursday showed a statistical dead heat between those who believe Israel’s actions against Hamas are justified, 42 percent, and those who believe they are unjustified, 39…
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