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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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Why Israeli Left Should Stop Backing Gaza Wars

Palestinians carry a boy following an Israeli military strike on the Gaza beach / Getty Images In the current outburst of violence, perhaps the only pliable and docile actor is Israel’s center-left. Politically speaking, opposition leader Isaac Herzog might as well be cowering in a shelter. He toes Prime Minister Netanyahu’s line, supporting both the…

By Raphael Magarik Jul 25, 2014 | 4 min read
Opinion
For Peace To Win, Hamas Must Lose

Heading into the third week of its campaign against Hamas in Gaza, Israel finds itself tripping over an unexpected impediment: its overwhelming military superiority. The problem is that Israeli forces can do pretty much whatever they want in the densely populated district except figure out how to get out. And the longer they stay, the…

By J.J. Goldberg Jul 25, 2014 | 4 min read
Israel News
Photo Activists Shoot Against the Grain — Win Both Respect and Hatred in Israel

On a recent Saturday night, during one of the most heated days of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a group of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and protested for an end to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Anti-war demonstrations during wartime are not unusual in Israel. They rarely bring out more than a few…

By Yermi Brenner Jul 25, 2014 | 3 min read
Israel News
Jews March in New York Rally Against Israel War in Gaza

Holding signs emblazoned with slogans like “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” and “New York Jews Say: Not in Our Name,” hundreds of protesters marched through lower Manhattan on Thursday demanding an end to American support for Israel’s operation in Gaza. The event was one of many held in the U.S. and around the world as part of…

By Hody Nemes Jul 25, 2014 | 3 min read
Fast Forward
Extremist Rabbi Issues Ruling Saying Jewish Law Permits Destruction of Gaza

Rabbi Dov Lior, a leading West Bank rabbi who endorsed a book justifying the killing of non-Jews, issued a religious ruling saying that Jewish law permits the destruction of Gaza to keep southern Israel safe. Lior, chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba settlement, issued the opinion after receiving questions about Jewish law’s position on harming…

By JTA Jul 24, 2014 | < 1 min read
Fast Forward
San Francisco Jewish Film Fest Directors Call For Peace in Gaza

Some of the directors who have had their films shown in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival have issued a statement calling for peace in Gaza and Israel. The statement said that “in these violent days, it is impossible to talk only about cinema while ignoring the killing and horrifying events” taking place on Israel’s…

By Gabe Friedman Jul 24, 2014 | < 1 min read
Fast Forward
Israel Spokesman Admits Army ‘Should Have’ Spared Boys Playing Soccer on Gaza Beach

A top Israeli spokesman conceded the Israeli military should have been able to tell that four Palestinian boys killed on a Gaza beach while playing soccer were not terrorists. “The IDF had a target, a Hamas terrorist target,” Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner told ABC, an Australian TV news outlet. “We had intelligence pointing specifically to…

By Hody Nemes Jul 24, 2014 | < 1 min read
Opinion
Don’t Reward Hamas for Israeli Soldier’s Body

Palestinians celebrate after Hamas’ armed wing said it had captured an Israeli soldier / Getty Images Immediately after a Hamas military spokesperson announced the capture of an Israeli soldier this Sunday, the streets of Gaza, Hebron, Ramallah and Bethlehem erupted in fireworks and celebration. Israel confirmed this week that the body of, Oron Shaul, a…

By Eliyahu Federman Jul 24, 2014 | 2 min read

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