This is the Forward’s coverage of the Israel Defense Forces, the combined military forces of Israel.
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Fast Forward American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide
The death of Alex Miller comes amid growing concern over the mental health of Israeli soldiers
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
'Israel: What Went Wrong' sees Omer Bartov, a scholar of genocide and the Holocaust, considering how his birthplace changed
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Fast Forward Israel jails soldiers who smashed Jesus statue in Lebanon, installs a new one
The IDF said it dismissed the soldier who bludgeoned the statue and the soldier who photographed him
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Fast Forward At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss
"Every day is Memorial Day for us," said a mother whose son was killed in 2024
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, IDF condemn Israeli soldier’s bludgeoning of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The incident comes as Christians around the world accuse Israel of discriminating against them
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Fast Forward South Korean president compares IDF actions to the Holocaust, drawing Israel condemnation
The Israeli Foreign Ministry wrote that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's comments were "unacceptable and warrant strong condemnation."
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Fast Forward Israeli-American soldier Moshe Katz, killed in Lebanon rocket strike, laid to rest on Mt. Herzl
“Moshe’s body might be gone, but his legacy is not. He was a proud soldier and a proud Jew, and we are the proudest family,” Katz’s sister, Adina, said.
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News Their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds. Now these Israeli mothers mourn together.
Hazel Brief and Taly Drori came together through OneFamily, a nonprofit whose founder just won the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
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