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 Tom Suozzi, strong supporter of Israel, returns to Congress
Suozzi recently visited Israel and toured the areas near Gaza that Hamas attacked on Oct. 7
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Culture It happened one flight: The Israeli love affair that changed my life
My heady Haifa romance couldn't last. But it made me relate to Israel in a whole new way
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Fast Forward Leading British rabbi warns against Rafah invasion: ‘If I said nothing, I couldn’t live with myself’
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, chief rabbi of Masorti Judaism in the U.K., is likely the highest-profile European Jewish leader to question the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward FBI arrests Indiana man who vowed to ‘kill every Jew’ in Fort Wayne
The man started sending threats the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks
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Opinion As a new resident of Israel, I’m learning what it means to grieve with a nation
The gulf between native-born Israelis and myself has been the most profound in the months since Oct. 7
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Opinion How to talk about Israel with someone you disagree with
4 months of war have heightened my moral clarity — and my commitment to listen
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News Push for ceasefire puts Jewish summer camp on unfamiliar ground
Camp Tawonga 'seems to be a microcosm of the divide we are hearing about in Jewish communities all over,' says camp director Aaron Mandel
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Culture A Yiddish institution will discuss Hamas — many in the Yiddish world say they’re promoting propaganda
The YIVO webinar ‘The Origins and Ideology of Hamas’ exposed a rift in the Yiddish world. Its CEO says critics have too narrow an idea of their mission
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Fast Forward CA Gov. Newsom says he regrets apartheid comment, ‘reveres’ Israel in new interview
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News Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far-right is even worse than you think
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