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 Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds
Just 8% of Democrats now support Israel’s actions in Gaza, down from 24% a year ago
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Fast Forward As images from Gaza spread, US rabbis wrestle with war’s morality from the pulpit
More than a thousand rabbis have signed a public letter demanding Israel stop “using starvation as a weapon of war"
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Fast Forward Donald Trump says US will distribute food in Gaza, where he says there is ‘real starvation’
Trump’s comments directly contradicted the position of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel lays blame on Israel for situation in Gaza: ‘They are responsible’
Emanuel’s comments come as the former Chicago mayor stokes speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid
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Opinion Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear
There are those who would have us believe that Israel is blameless in this crisis. They're not telling the whole truth.
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Fast Forward Israel announces daily ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry
The United Nations said it welcomed the pauses and other moves meant to address a hunger crisis in Gaza
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Opinion The US is turning a blind eye to death and devastation — it isn’t the first time
The American government seems indifferent to starvation in Gaza — just as they were when Jews were dying in WWII
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Opinion Starvation in Gaza is a moral test for Zionists. We’re failing.
To deny Israel's role in this humanitarian disaster is to defy the ideals behind the Jewish state
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