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 5 things to know about UNRWA, whose sole mission is to aid Palestinians
Allegations tying aid workers to Hamas shine light on the agency founded in 1949
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Fast Forward Israeli-Palestinian peace group Standing Together pushes back after founding member of BDS campaign calls to boycott it
Standing Together, which has gained supporters in the United States since Oct. 7, rejected the call as “infuriating” and counterproductive
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Opinion With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable
I used to work for the beleaguered agency on the ground. Its work is essential to keeping Gazan civilians alive
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Culture Why a Jewish artist thinks his exhibit’s cancellation is evidence of censorship and antisemitism
Phillip Schwartz was ready to exhibit his Holocaust-related artwork. An arts center wanted to address accusations of genocide in Gaza.
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Fast Forward Top Israeli TikTok employee resigns after accusing company of antisemitism
Barak Herscowitz announced his resignation on X, saying "Am Yisrael Chai."
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Culture A Palestinian restaurant faced a flood of online abuse — so its owners hosted Shabbat for 1,300 guests
At Ayat, a Brooklyn mainstay of Palestinian cuisine, there is such a thing as a free dinner
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Opinion Both sides claimed ICJ ruling as a victory
Palestinian and Israeli advocates have claimed victory at the UN Court in the case South Africa brought against Israel
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Fast Forward Suspect arrested for violent threats against Massachusetts synagogues
‘End the genocide, or it is time to end Israel and all the Jews,’ the suspect allegedly said
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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Holy Ground The promised land is… Oklahoma? Inside Tulsa’s campaign to court young Jews
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Fast Forward CA Gov. Newsom says he regrets apartheid comment, ‘reveres’ Israel in new interview
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far-right is even worse than you think
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Fast Forward Most American Jews disapprove of US military action against Iran, new poll shows
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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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Culture America’s oldest synagogue closed. Then an unlikely group tended its cemetery.
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Fast Forward Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court
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