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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Politics Jamaal Bowman, losing favor among Israel supporters, teams up with Rashida Tlaib
Tlaib, one of Israel’s most vocal critics in Congress, has raised far more money than Bowman this year
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News Joe Biden is pressing Congress to send $14B to Israel. What is the emergency aid for?
Unlike Ukraine, which has made its need for U.S. funding clear, Israeli leaders have not publicly clamored for the aid
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Opinion Why is the world not helping Gazans flee a war zone?
In most contemporary conflicts, global efforts are made to facilitate the evacuation of refugees. Gaza is proving to be the exception
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Fast Forward Israel bars Brazilian president after Lula compares Gaza war to the Holocaust
“When he compares things that are incomparable, we realize that this is done extemporaneously,” said the head of Brazil’s main Jewish organization about Lula
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Fast Forward Vote to expel far-left Israeli lawmaker narrowly fails
Ofer Cassif faced expulsion after he publicly supported South Africa’s charge in the International Court of Justice that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Fast Forward Biden’s Democratic challenger says he’s sick of kids dying in Gaza and would recognize a Palestinian state if elected
Rep. Dean Phillips, who is Jewish, said both Biden and Netanyahu are to blame for allowing the situation to worsen in Gaza
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Fast Forward Israeli army releases footage discovered in Gaza of abducted Bibas family
The IDF said it is concerned for the safety of the family, which has become a symbol of the effort to release the hostages
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Opinion Dear Jewish summer camps: It’s time to tell our children the truth about Israel and Palestine
In this time of devastating war, it's essential that American Jewish camps present a more nuanced portrait of the Middle East
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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Looking Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don’t know what she’d think of Israel today