Welcome to 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 Emmanuel Macron hosts ceremony honoring 42 French victims of Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The ceremony had generated political controversy when members of a far-left party announced plans to attend
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Fast Forward In Missouri, Jewish protesters unfurl banner calling AIPAC ‘antisemites’
The progressives were part of a pro-ceasefire coalition picketing an AIPAC dinner
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News ‘I want to get married before a rocket lands on my head’: War has amped up Israel’s passion for matchmaking
“If you are looking for your soulmate, it just might be a soldier, so hang in there,” celebrity matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom told her followers recently
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Fast Forward Hostage deal talks continue as Israel says more captives might be dead than previously known
Israeli officials said intelligence suggests that as many as 51 of the 136 known hostages could be dead
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Fast Forward House votes down standalone bill giving funds to Israel, imperiling future of aid package
Opposing were right-wing Republicans who cited fiscal responsibility and President Biden, who called the bill a political ploy
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Fast Forward Interim UPenn president chastises lecturer over ‘reprehensible’ anti-Israel cartoons
The cartoons include a depiction of three men drinking blood from cups marked 'Gaza'
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News A rare look into the $90 million AIPAC has raised since Oct. 7
AIPAC has raised $90 million since Oct. 7. Some of that money is already going towards the 2024 elections
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Fast Forward How the war in Gaza hurt McDonald’s sales
A McDonald’s franchise donated meals to soldiers in Israel. That led to a boycott in the Arab world
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Culture Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy
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Culture You can buy Sukkot gift boxes that say ‘tuchus’ on Amazon
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Fast Forward Sitcom star encourages non-Jews like her to hang mezuzahs on their homes
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Opinion A maelstrom around Rashida Tlaib shows how broken discourse about the war has become
In Case You Missed It
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Yiddish זשורנאַל „ייִדישלאַנד“ דרוקט ערשטן קאַפּיטל פֿון אַ נײַעם אַוואַנטור־ראָמאַן‘Yidishland’ magazine prints first chapter of a new adventure novel
אויך אין דעם נומער: אַ ייִדישע איבערזעצונג פֿון לידער פֿון אַן אוקראַיִנישן פּאָעט וואָס איז געפֿאַלן אין שלאַכט קעגן רוסלאַנד.
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Fast Forward Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah
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Culture On Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, assessing the 39th president’s record on the Jews
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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