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 Ilhan Omar Admits ‘Israel Hypnotizes The World’ Tweet Was ‘Ugly’
Representative Ilhan Omar has apologized for a tweet she wrote in 2012, in which she said that “Israel has hypnotized the world” during the war with Gaza. The Minnesota congresswoman acknowledged Monday that she prioritized putting her tweet into context rather than condemning the offensive language. “In all sincerity, it was after my CNN interview…
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Fast Forward Omar: 2012 Tweet About ‘Evil Doings Of Israel’ In Gaza Was ‘Unfortunate’
Representative Ilhan Omar said her choice of words in 2012, when she tweeted that “Israel has hypnotized the world” during the war with Gaza, was “unfortunate.” PBS host Christiane Amanpour asked the Minnesota congresswoman Wednesday whether she regretted the statements she made then, and what she would say now to American Jews. “I remember when…
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Fast Forward U.S. Warns Travelers To ‘Exercise Increased Caution In Israel Due To Terrorism’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. State Department called on travelers to “exercise increased caution in Israel due to terrorism.” In an email to citizens registered to its Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP, the State Department noted that the security level of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza is at Level 2: Exercise Extreme Caution….
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Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Troops In Gaza
Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinians, including a teenager, in the Gaza Strip during the latest of weekly protests along the border with Israel on Friday, Palestinian health officials said. About 8,000 Palestinians gathered near the border fence, the Israeli military said. Most kept their distance, while some burned tires and tried to throw…
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Fast Forward ‘Business Can Be A Bridge’: SodaStream Will Set Up Plant In Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — SodaStream is setting up a manufacturing plant in Gaza. SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum made the announcement Thursday at a conference in Jerusalem sponsored by the Israeli business publication Globes. He appeared on stage at the conference with Ramon Laguarta, CEO of Pepsico, which acquired the Israeli home-carbonated drinks company this year for…
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Fast Forward This Israeli Artist Turns Gaza Rockets Into Menorahs
The clang of hammer on metal and the roar of a blowtorch can be heard long before you walk into Israeli metal sculptor Yaron Bob’s workshop. Featured prominently in his workshop is a quotation from the Book of Isaiah: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares.” Bob’s raw material is rockets and mortar shells…
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Fast Forward IDF Investigating Blown Gaza Operation That Led To Hundreds Of Rocket Attacks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces is investigating the blown covert operation in Gaza that led to hundreds of rockets being fired into southern Israel. One Israeli soldier was killed and another seriously injured when a special operations force was discovered on Nov. 11 in Khan Younis, leading to a shootout between the soldiers…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman Resigns Over Gaza Ceasefire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Avigdor Liberman resigned as defense minister of Israel on Wednesday over a cease-fire with Palestinian terrorist groups — a move that could trigger new elections. Liberman said the decision to agree to a cease-fire, which followed 25 hours of bombings into southern Israel from Gaza, was “a capitulation to terror.” He announced his…
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