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 2 Jewish House Democrats call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza
'Israel’s war is against Hamas, not the Palestinian people,' said Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman
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Opinion What if thousands of Gaza residents breached the border fence carrying only Palestinian flags?
Resistance may be the 'inevitable' result of Israeli blockade and occupation — terrorism is not
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Opinion The roots of Hamas’ terror attack can be found in Gaza’s schools
A generation of children have been taught to hate from antisemitic textbooks
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Fast Forward Boston Workers Circle leaves local Jewish community council over Israel protest
The Boston Workers Circle withdrew from the local umbrella group after co-sponsoring a rally with Jewish Voice for Peace
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Culture What does it mean when people say Israel and Hamas are fighting a ‘holy war?’
Some Christians are interpreting the violence as the culmination of prophecies about the End Times
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News ‘Ripped in half’: American Jews grapple with how to donate to Israel and Gaza
Many Jews believe Palestinian civilians also deserve help from American Jews — others find such claims offensive or even traitorous
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Opinion An Israeli airstrike just destroyed my family home in Gaza. I refuse to be consumed by hate and revenge
Two peoples with past traumas and an intertwined fate: Why coexistence, justice and peace are the only way forward
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Fast Forward Faculty senate at University of Pennsylvania condemns ‘intimidation’ by donors over Israel
Academic freedom ‘is not a commodity that can be bought or sold,’ read the faculty statement
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