Welcome to 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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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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Opinion My family is trapped in Gaza. They’re not the ‘other team’
Palestinian lives have been consistently devalued and dehumanized by US and Israeli officials
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Fast Forward Following Biden’s visit, Israel will allow humanitarian relief to enter the Gaza Strip
Biden wants to sustain international support for Israel as it strikes back at Hamas after the terrorist group’s deadly invasion of Israel on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Dozens of Israelis arrested for social media posts defending Gaza, advocates say
In addition to the arrests, 70 students are facing disciplinary action from their schools over posts about the conflict
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News Amid divisions, Jews on the left find unity mourning victims and warning against Gaza ‘genocide’
Fallout from bloodshed in Israel opened 'fault lines' on the Jewish left. Israel's violent response brought it back together
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Opinion Why won’t UC Berkeley condemn the hate speech of people who celebrate a pogrom?
Campuses have split over how to protect free speech and students. This war has proved their failure
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