This is the Forward’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants crossed into southern Israel and massacred civilians, prompting Israel to invade the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas War
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Fast Forward Poll: 40% of American Jews believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
A majority of American Jews also expressed a negative opinion about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Opinion There’s a biblical precedent for the rifts opened by Oct. 7 — it should alarm us all
Can we stop testing one another for ideological purity?
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Fast Forward 2 years after Oct. 7 shattered them, Israel’s border kibbutzim are drawing new dreamers
But some of the communities battered by the massacre remain largely empty
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News Two years in, some are asking if the war in Gaza is changing Judaism
Rabbis and pundits are warning that the war is shaking the beliefs and practices of Judaism itself
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News Analysis: Is Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan more about MAGA than the Middle East?
The president’s proposal could perhaps end two years of stalemate in the Israel-Hamas war
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Opinion I’m Israeli. She’s Palestinian. There’s a devastatingly simple reason why we’ve bonded during this war
The only people who remotely understand this conflict are the ones who have personally suffered through it
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Opinion Hamas made a remarkable offer — because Trump laid a remarkable trap
Is peace finally on the horizon?
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Fast Forward Hamas says it’s ready to release all Israeli hostages but does not offer clear ‘yes’ to Trump’s plan
The statement came as Trump issued a deadline of 6 p.m. Sunday for Hamas to respond to his proposal to end the war
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Fast Forward After attacks, Jewish security watchdogs warn of ‘most elevated and complex threat environment’ in recent history
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Fast Forward Muslim advisor to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission resigns to protest ‘Zionist political agenda’
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