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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Opinion Biden is preparing to defy Israel in wartime — something no president has done since Eisenhower
Many presidents have yearned to push back on Israel. Biden is actually doing it.
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Books Palestinian novelist imprisoned for terrorism is shortlisted for prestigious literary award
Basim Khandaji’s ‘A Mask, the Colour of the Sky’ was shortlisted for an award known as the Arab world’s Booker Prize
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Film & TV Jon Stewart unveils his plan for Palestinian-Israeli peace
On ‘The Daily Show,’ the Monday night host addressed the war for the first time since his return
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Politics Father of lone soldier killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack running for Georgia state Senate
David Lubin was inspired to run against a Democratic incumbent who abstained from voting for an antisemitism bill
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News Outside the Israel Embassy, tears for the ‘martyr’ who set himself on fire there
Aaron Bushnell killed himself ‘to stir the conscience of this country,’ said one woman at a gathering outside the Israeli Embassy Monday
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Fast Forward Biden says Israel-Hamas ceasefire could happen within week
'My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire,' the president told reporters while in New York
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Fast Forward Jewish frontman of heavy metal band Disturbed raises $29K for private security for Matisyahu after pro-Palestinian protests
The GoFundMe has already surpassed its goal of $25,000
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Fast Forward Holocaust education bill fails in Washington State after debate over Jewish refugees, genocide and the Gaza war
A Republican lawmaker feared the Democratic-led amendment would open the door to 'overlap the Holocaust with what’s happening in Gaza'
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Culture Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art
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News New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Trump says Syria would do a ‘better job’ of fighting Hezbollah than Israel