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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Opinion The latest pro-Israel talking point on Gaza is guaranteed to backfire
To deny starvation in the strip is to adopt the tactics of those who deny the atrocities of Oct. 7
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Opinion American Jewish support for Israel is cracking. Occupying Gaza may break it.
Can Israel follow through on its controversial new war plan without losing its most committed defenders?
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Fast Forward Israel draws criticism after killing 5 journalists, including one it targeted over his Hamas ties
Prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was killed in a strike along with four other journalists
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Fast Forward Bono, citing Rabbi Sharon Brous and Mandy Patinkin, condemns Israel over war in Gaza
In his statement, Bono wrote that the Israeli government “deserves a categorical and unequivocal condemnation"
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Fast Forward Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid
The donation from New York’s Jewish federation will go to IsraAID, an Israeli disaster relief organization that operates abroad
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Fast Forward Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war
Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy also expressed support for the idea of a Palestinian state — while objecting to the U.K.’s current approach to recognizing one
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Fast Forward JB Pritzker: Blocking arms sales sends Israel ‘the right kind of message’
The Illinois governor’s remarks reflect growing Democratic criticism of Israel over Gaza aid among 2028 presidential hopefuls
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Opinion Which school of philosophy provides the best guide for how to think about Gaza?
When it comes to the horrors of the war in the MIddle East, neither Moses nor Immanuel Kant is sufficient
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