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Gaza

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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The ‘If Only’ Man

Ehud Olmert, Israel’s former Prime Minister and the center left’s “if only” man, is expected to confirm any moment that he won’t be running for Knesset. Soon after the January 22 election was announced, speculation has abounded that if Olmert made a comeback and pulled together a broad center-left alliance he could actually win and…

By Nathan Jeffay Nov 22, 2012 | < 1 min read
News
Gaza Celebrates ‘Victory’ Amidst the Rubble

Gazans savoured the calm that pervaded their coastal enclave on Thursday after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire halted eight days of relentless Israeli bombardment that killed 162 people. Despite the death and destruction, many were buoyant, echoing assertions of the Gaza Strip’s Islamist Hamas rulers that their rocket salvoes, which reached Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the…

Nov 22, 2012 | 4 min read
Fast Forward
Quiet Day on Both Sides of Gaza Border

A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last. Quiet reigned on both sides of the frontier overnight and during the morning after a dozen rockets landed in Israel in the…

By Reuters Nov 22, 2012 | 5 min read
Opinion
70% of Israelis Oppose Truce

After an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire kicked in last night, the Israel-Gaza border has been calm today. The residents of Southern Israel can once again go about their business without running for cover, and residents of Gaza no longer have Israeli planes overhead, striking terrorist targets but also scaring and sometimes killing or harming civilians. However, it…

By Nathan Jeffay Nov 22, 2012 | 2 min read
Fast Forward
Iron Dome Rocket Shoot-Downs Cost $30M

Israel’s Iron Dome interceptions of Palestinian rockets during eight days of Gaza fighting cost $25 million to $30 million, the government said on Thursday, arguing the U.S.-backed system was well worth the money. “Were Iron Dome traded on the (Tel Aviv) stock exchange or Nasdaq, it would have multiplied its share value several times over,”…

By Reuters Nov 22, 2012 | 2 min read
Opinion
Global Calculus of Horror and Destruction

On Tuesday, November 20, while negotiators from at least six nations, two terrorist movements and the United Nations were working frantically in Cairo and Jerusalem to nail down the details of an Israeli-Hamas cease-fire, the violence in the field was continuing and reaching new heights. Rockets killed two Israelis that day, bringing Israel’s death toll…

By J.J. Goldberg Nov 22, 2012 | 4 min read
Israel News
Israel Campaign Could Boost Hamas, Hurt Rivals

As Israel and Hamas worked with Egypt and the United States to broker a ceasefire during the long days of Operation Pillar of Defense, Israelis observed a strange irony. Israel was talking to Hamas, albeit indirectly, at a time when the conversation about peace with its designated negotiating partner, the Palestinian Authority, has completely dried…

By Nathan Jeffay Nov 22, 2012 | 3 min read
Fast Forward
Hamas Military Might Crippled, Israel Claims

Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defence has crippled the military power of Gaza’s ruling Islamist movement Hamas, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as an Egyptian-brokered truce halted eight days of combat. In a statement, the military named key militant leaders killed by Israel and listed weapons and bases destroyed. Referring to the confrontation pitting Hamas…

By Reuters Nov 22, 2012 | 2 min read

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