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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Film & TV We lived through Oct. 7. Now we can do it again on TV — but why?
Two new shows recreating survivors' experiences are dropping on the second anniversary of Hamas' attack
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Opinion A crucial Yom Kippur reading holds a scathing lesson on Gaza
The Book of Jonah insists we combat our instinct to withhold mercy
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Fast Forward New aid flotilla nears Gaza coast, with Greta Thunberg and a Jewish activist on board
The Israeli navy expects to intercept the flotilla during Yom Kippur
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Fast Forward Israel’s secret ‘Esther Project’: DOJ filings reveal paid US influencer campaign amid AI-powered PR blitz
As Netanyahu calls social media the “eighth front,” new documents reveal how Israel is paying to shape U.S. opinion
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Fast Forward Americans now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, poll finds
A slight majority of American voters also opposed the United States providing additional economic and military support to Israel, according to the new NYT/Siena poll
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Fast Forward Will Hamas accept the US-Israel plan to end the Gaza war? Not right away, at least.
Arab and Muslim states have endorsed the plan, which would require Hamas to disarm
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Opinion ‘For the sins we have committed’: Reimagining Yom Kippur liturgy in a post-Oct. 7 world
This year, the traditional confessional prayer Jews recite is not enough.
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Opinion When did Donald Trump become a liberal Zionist?
The president's new peace plan appears to take a left down J Street
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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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News They texted about Torah and mitzvahs. Feds say they were insider trading
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Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Film & TV On a new Israeli TV show, the secret lives of Orthodox Jewish atheists
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Fast Forward Feds charge man with organizing synagogue attacks in Europe and NYC on behalf of Iran
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Yiddish אַ שוועבנדיקע הילצערנע שיל בײַם ווענעציער ביענאַליי פֿון 2026 A floating wooden synagogue at the 2026 Venice Biennale
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News Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions