Welcome to 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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Culture The Israel-Hamas debate has gotten fierce — and confusing. So this Harvard junior started a hotline
When Shira Hoffer, a Harvard junior, offered nonjudgmental conversation about the war, she got more questions than she could handle — and took action
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News I found a book in the ruins of Kibbutz Be’eri — and then I had to find its author
The reader may never be known to me. The writer gave me a new perspective on Israeli suffering and nationalism
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Fast Forward Evidence of a shift among Democrats as calls for a ceasefire in Gaza grow
Joe Biden has in days shifted his unqualified support for Israel's actions to pressing for what the administration calls 'humanitarian pauses.'
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Fast Forward Cornell University cancels classes Friday following arrest of student for antisemitic threats
'The hope for tomorrow is that everyone will use this as restorative time to take care of themselves,' Lindsey Knewstub, a university spokeswoman, said Thursday
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Fast Forward London Holocaust library defaced in latest incident of pro-Palestinian graffiti on Jewish site
Staff at the Wiener Holocaust Library discovered the spray-painted graffiti on Thursday morning on a prominent sign affixed to a fence outside the building
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Forverts in English Video: Israeli soldier speaking Hasidic Yiddish reassures American Jews
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, about 2,000 Haredi men have volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces
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Culture For this unprecedented time of war and grief, new prayers for those held captive by Hamas
Rabbis are updating prayers or writing new ones calling for the safe return of the hostages in Gaza
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Fast Forward Top US Holocaust officials: Oct. 7 massacre creates ‘new momentum’ for restitution
'Those who say, you know, it's just a thing of the past, we're reminded by what's happened in the last few weeks that that's not the case,' said Stuart Eizenstat
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
In Case You Missed It
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Oct. 7: One Year Later On the eve of this grim anniversary, what we can — and cannot — control
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Fast Forward Antisemitism hits record high in the U.S.; new report shows most-ever incidents in single year
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Culture He founded the Harlem Globetrotters and is the shortest man in the basketball hall of fame. A new book tells his story.
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Oct. 7: One Year Later One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning
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