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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Culture A new Israeli ad makes Gaza look like a Mediterranean paradise — what’s the goal?
Israel might look like it's rethinking its wartime public relations strategy. Not so fast
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Fast Forward Analysis: 4 things to know about Biden’s sanctions of West Bank settlers
Biden ordered financial sanctions on 4 settlers engaged in violence against Palestinians
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News This under-the-radar Westchester charity manages funding for hardline pro-Palestinian groups
Under Jewish board chair Howard Horowitz, an organization known as Wespac serves as fiscal sponsor to Within Our Lifetime, Students for Justice in Palestine and more
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News ‘An incredibly volatile time’: From Iran to Yemen, how the Israel-Hamas war is sparking violence across the Middle East
The rivalries, intimacies and enmities among the different peoples and religious communities in the Middle East have been churning for millennia. Now, as in other times of crisis, they are threatening to erupt into a broader war that could ensnare the United States
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News Only in LA: DSA councilmember who called for ceasefire wins pro-Israel backing, riling left-wing supporters
Nithya Raman, an incumbent who has called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, wins backing of pro-Israel group
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Fast Forward Georgia’s sole Jewish legislator targeted with antisemitic postcard prior to bill signing
State Rep. Esther Panitch was the lead sponsor of a bill to codify the state’s definition of antisemitism
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Opinion I started learning Hebrew for my father. I became obsessed with it after Oct. 7
Learning my father's language is helping me connect to my own Jewish future at an especially precarious moment
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Fast Forward Court says Florida university officials are not going to shut down Students for Justice in Palestine
Pro-Palestinian student group sought to block university from deactivating them — but court said that won’t happen
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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
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Fast Forward Police and FBI investigating second antisemitic assault at University of Pittsburgh in weeks
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Fast Forward Analysis: Walz and Vance — 2 very non-Jewish guys — will debate. What do Jews need to know?
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Film & TV ‘Megalopolis’ and ‘The Brutalist’ build on Ayn Rand’s ‘Fountainhead,’ then blow up her ideas
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Fast Forward LA man sentenced for drive-by shooting of Jews leaving synagogue
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