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 The West is finally recognizing a Palestinian state — but many Palestinians are skeptical
We've seen supposed breakthroughs on Palestinian statehood happen before. Will this one turn out any different?
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News What Kamala Harris says about Israel, Gaza and Palestinians in her new book
In '107 Days,' Harris recounts a clash with Netanyahu, struggles to address Palestinian suffering and details why she passed over Josh Shapiro as vice president
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Fast Forward Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month
'My story does not end with survival – it continues with service,' said the Israeli-American who was held in Gaza for 584 days until May
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Opinion Will Judaism after Gaza actually be different from Judaism before Gaza?
The tension between particularism and universalism is fundamental to Jewish tradition
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News Why does Andrew Cuomo have to keep clarifying his position on Israel and Gaza?
After declaring the ‘horrific’ war must end ‘today,’ Cuomo said he still backs Israel’s goal of eliminating Hamas
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Film & TV They fled from Gaza to Egypt — will they ever find their way back home?
Like Jewish Zionists, the Palestinians in the documentary ‘Who Is Still Alive' yearn to be in their spiritual homeland.
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Fast Forward ‘It is genocide,’ Bernie Sanders says about Gaza, becoming the first US senator to do so
Rep. Becca Balint, whose grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust, also used the term for the first time Wednesday
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Opinion Israel’s central covenant with Jews is in peril like never before
From ‘There he is’ to ‘Where are they?’
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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Fast Forward Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in 2 months
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News Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support
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Fast Forward Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is no longer a threat. Others worry he’ll run for president.
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Fast Forward Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups