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 Report: Israeli group quietly organized charter flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola called the evacuation flights a 'clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank'
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Fast Forward US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case
The United States said the genocide charge was part of a broader campaign 'to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people'
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Culture This initiative is helping Israeli war survivors heal through art — and is making therapy cool
The 8 Project brings survivors to LA and NYC for an unconventional, art-based method for processing trauma
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Fast Forward Trump administration files lawsuit against UCLA, saying it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli employees
The lawsuit, filed on the day of Trump’s State of the Union address, follows years of federal scrutiny and earlier campus legal battles
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Fast Forward German anti-Zionist group’s plan to protest at Buchenwald memorial over kaffiyeh ban sparks outrage
The group “Kufiyas in Buchenwald” is set to protest in a city near the Nazi concentration camp
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Fast Forward DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president
As sympathy for Palestinians grows among Democratic voters, party leaders wrestle with what comes next
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News Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists
Polling hints at growing sympathy — but also misses important complexities of views on the Gaza militant group
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Fast Forward At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption
David and Ariel Cunio and their families received standing ovations at a screening adjacent to the Berlinale
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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