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 A $35 deck of cards aims to shame world leaders over Gaza casualties
The cards are the product of an 'anonymous collective'
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Opinion An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him
We must stand up for academic freedom, even for views we find abhorrent
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Opinion The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel got it right
It is “plausible” that the Genocide Convention has been violated in Gaza, but a one-sided “ceasefire” is not the answer.
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Fast Forward Minneapolis’ City Council passed a cease-fire resolution. Will its Jewish mayor veto it?
The resolution passed with a veto-proof majority, so Mayor Jacob Frey's decision is mainly symbolic
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Letters ADL is not exaggerating rate of antisemitic incidents
ADL counts all pro-Palestinian rallies with expressions of antisemitism, not all pro-Palestinian rallies in general
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Fast Forward What’s next for Israel after the International Court of Justice ruling?
The court ordered Israel to report back on aid and genocide prevention — but did nothing to stop the war in Gaza
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Opinion ‘Being objective’ about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza doesn’t help solve the root causes
Pretending that we don’t have a stake in the conflict helps no one
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Fast Forward US pauses payments to UN agency supporting Palestinians over charges its employees participated in Oct. 7 attack
The US is the single largest donor to UNRWA, the United Nations' agency that provides aid to Palestinians
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Fast Forward Chabad on high alert after false Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens war claims
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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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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News Behind Ronnie Eldridge’s sweet, motherly face, one of the toughest political minds in NYC
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Fast Forward A suspect in the 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center now leads Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
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Fast Forward Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia
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Fast Forward Lev Parnas, Jewish Trump ally turned critic, running for Congress as a Democrat
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