Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
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Opinion Two big questions after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
The Hamas leader’s death adds uncertainty to instability
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Opinion Far-right extremists stormed an IDF base. Their understanding of patriotism is dead wrong.
The extremist vigilantes breaking into army bases are destroying Israel from the inside
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News Right-wing Israelis stormed army bases. What happened, and why does it matter?
The protesters were trying to free soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian prisoner
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News Will Israel go to war in Lebanon? Saturday’s attack and what might come next, explained
While Israel has signaled that its response will be limited, the sides are edging toward a war that could put vast swaths of Lebanon as well as Israel — including the Israeli airport and its power plants — under rocket fire
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Opinion After Hezbollah’s devastating weekend strike, global powers must step in to avert a regional war
The West is rightfully nervous about direct engagement in the Middle East. But the risks of staying out are now too high
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Fast Forward Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, in escalation of harsh rhetoric over Gaza war
Erdogan’s comments were especially notable because Turkey is part of NATO, the international alliance of Western nations
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Opinion Palestinians will compete at the Olympics — without a state to represent. Here’s why Jews should be outraged
This Olympics should remind Jews everywhere that Palestinians still lack a state. Our history and our faith obliges us to act in support of them
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News Is Kamala Harris a Zionist?
Unlike Joe Biden, the vice president has never embraced the term. But her statements and actions align with common understandings of the term
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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News What Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide to Israel’ says about his views
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Culture At 95, Shaindel Schreiber is still dispensing babka and advice on the Lower East Side
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News Israel reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. Why does Gaza seem so hard?
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Culture Barbra Streisand recorded here — and so did Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon and, uh, The Village People
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Fast Forward Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to helm EPA, says he received bomb threat with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message’
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Opinion We can be thankful this year — and Jewish wisdom can help
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