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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Politics What would Donald Trump do in Gaza?
Some critics of the Biden administration say there's no difference between the two candidates on Israel policy. They're dead wrong.
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m losing my religion thanks to the war. Can Jewish tradition guide me?
Bintel says: Jewish tradition contains things you'll love and things you might hate
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News Leftist group exhibits art on Israeli streets to avoid censorship
The art collection depicts war as experienced by kids, including Palestinians — a topic organizers say deserves more empathy among Israeli Jews
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Culture A new ‘Hunger Games’ book is coming out — and readers think it will be about Gaza
Suzanne Collins just announced a new prequel, due in 2025, focused on the use of propaganda in war
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Culture Meta is weighing whether ‘from the river to the sea’ is hate speech. But will it matter?
Social media companies have long struggled to effectively apply their moderation standards
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Opinion Israeli civilians will determine Israel’s recovery from the war, not its leaders
Focusing solely on replacing Netanyahu ignores a crucial fact: Many Israelis are already doing the work of repairing their broken society
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News Israel now has its own Strawberry Fields — to honor a hostage whose body was just recovered in Gaza
The IDF last week recovered the body of Michel Nisenbaum, who worked on a farm that showcased how Israel 'made the desert bloom'
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News ‘Somebody’s listening’: Jewish Columbia student leverages social media to help refugees flee Gaza
Makayla Gubbay, who has helped raise about $100,000 for Palestinians to leave Gaza, said she feels connected to the Middle East — but not to Israel
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Music For Bob Dylan’s biographer, ‘A Complete Unknown’ is a dream come true — even if it’s mostly fiction
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Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
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Books This devastating story of a hidden child during WWII will change how you think about France and the Holocaust
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Music Peter Yarrow sang the soundtrack to my Jewish childhood
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Fast Forward Massachusetts man arrested for antisemitic threats had Nazi flag, guns and ammo
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Fast Forward Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy signals optimism on a deal
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