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 On eve of genocide hearing, Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no intention’ of displacing Palestinians in Gaza
The comments followed weeks of pressure from the Biden administration to explicitly contradict the statements of ministers who called for Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza
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Culture On X, Jewish tunnel conspiracies reveal antisemitic pages masquerading as pro-Palestinian advocacy groups
Accounts with names like DefundIsraelNow are gleefully posting antisemitic memes about the tunnels
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Fast Forward DeSantis to Jewish college students fearing ‘persecution’: Come study in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, while strongly pro-Israel, has taken heat for campaigning with an anti-Israel congressman and failing to call out antisemitism in his state
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News ADL counts 3,000 antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7, two-thirds tied to Israel
The group changed its criteria from prior tallies to include more anti-Zionist events and rhetoric
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Opinion Netanyahu’s allies spent years slandering the man now tasked with cleaning up their mess
Netanyahu’s allies scapegoated the judge and human rights expert for years. Now, they need him at The Hague.
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Opinion Jews must reject calls for ‘voluntary emigration’ of Palestinians
Forced migration in war is a crime against humanity. Israeli ministers putting it on the table is a threat to the future of Israeli democracy no less than this government’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary.
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Opinion As Desmond Tutu visited the Middle East in 1989, I thought peace was at hand — what went wrong?
Can Christmas still bring hope to the Holy Land, even in times of war and strife?
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Fast Forward 9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as IDF announces less intensive phase and Lebanon border simmers
The developments came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his fourth trip to Israel in an effort to calm tensions
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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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News Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?
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Film & TV Netflix finally gave Jews our Hot Rabbi. Too bad every other Jew in the show sucks
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Fast Forward First debate question to Vance and Walz: Do you support a ‘preemptive’ Israeli strike on Iran?
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Fast Forward Meet Tel Aviv shooting hero Lev Kreitman, who survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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News A retreat brought 180 survivors of the Nova massacre together to observe Shabbat
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Fast Forward US announces sanctions on Israel’s Hilltop Youth movement over West Bank violence
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