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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Fast Forward Biden’s New York visit brings out hundreds of Jewish demonstrators to hail his motorcade — or block it
The president has lately been shadowed by ceasefire protesters. On the Upper East Side, he found vocal supporters, too.
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Politics Where the rivals to succeed George Santos stand on aid to Israel
Despite the Democrats' fundraising lead and stronger turnout in early voting, many predict a close race
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Fast Forward Emmanuel Macron hosts ceremony honoring 42 French victims of Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The ceremony had generated political controversy when members of a far-left party announced plans to attend
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Fast Forward In Missouri, Jewish protesters unfurl banner calling AIPAC ‘antisemites’
The progressives were part of a pro-ceasefire coalition picketing an AIPAC dinner
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News ‘I want to get married before a rocket lands on my head’: War has amped up Israel’s passion for matchmaking
“If you are looking for your soulmate, it just might be a soldier, so hang in there,” celebrity matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom told her followers recently
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Fast Forward Hostage deal talks continue as Israel says more captives might be dead than previously known
Israeli officials said intelligence suggests that as many as 51 of the 136 known hostages could be dead
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Fast Forward House votes down standalone bill giving funds to Israel, imperiling future of aid package
Opposing were right-wing Republicans who cited fiscal responsibility and President Biden, who called the bill a political ploy
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Fast Forward Interim UPenn president chastises lecturer over ‘reprehensible’ anti-Israel cartoons
The cartoons include a depiction of three men drinking blood from cups marked 'Gaza'
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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Fast Forward Chabad on high alert after false Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens war claims
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News Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him
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Culture How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
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Fast Forward House defeats Iran war powers resolution as Democrats wrestle with Israel
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אין דעם קאַפּיטל וועט איר הערן וועגן דעם ערשטן מאָל וואָס משהלע אַלפֿאָנסאָ האָט געטראָגן אַ יאַרמלקע אויף דער באַן.
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
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Yiddish ווי אַ כּלי־זמר־פּאַראַד איז געוואָרן טייל פֿונעם קאַרנאַװאַל אין סאַאָ פּאַולאָHow a klezmer parade became part of the annual carnival in Sao Paulo
הײַיאָר האָט מען אָפּגעגעבן כּבֿוד די ייִדישע פּאַרשױנען פֿונעם פֿאָלקלאָר פֿון דער אָרטיקער קהילה.
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