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 Employee goes rogue, sending ‘ceasefire now’ email to Jewish nonprofit’s listserv
JOIN for Justice, which had strived for neutrality on Gaza war, said the employee quit after sending it on MLK Day
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Books This novel is a glowing portrayal of Israel’s early days. Now it’s being ‘review-bombed’ on Goodreads
Author Talia Carner condemned critics who described her forthcoming novel, 'The Boy With the Star Tattoo,' as Israeli 'propaganda' — but she agrees that she's written a Zionist book
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Fast Forward Swastikas, taunts and harassment: Jewish students at American University allege antisemitism
Complaint is one of dozens filed against colleges nationwide under Title VI of US Civil Rights Act
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Opinion Three months out from Oct. 7, young Israelis describe how they’re processing
‘I feel all of the generations of this nation with me,’ shares alum of the Israeli Bronfman program
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Film & TV ‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp says he’s been ‘misconstrued’ on Israel
Noah Schnapp, who drew outrage for appearing with a sticker saying ‘Zionism is sexy,’ hopes for coexistence
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Fast Forward Senate declines to consider Bernie Sanders bill to review whether Israel follows US human rights law
Sanders was a vocal defender of Israel's war effort at first but has grown more critical of the campaign
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Yiddish World Watch: ‘100 days without seeing the sun’ — an anguished cry by a father of two hostages
Argentina-born Yitschak Horn explains how people can help bring his sons Yair and Eitan and the other hostages home
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Culture Israeli soldiers are singing it in Gaza, and American Jews in shul: A Jewish song takes flight in crisis
How 'Acheinu' became a post-Oct. 7 rallying cry
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
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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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Fast Forward Israeli-American soldier Moshe Katz, killed in Lebanon rocket strike, laid to rest on Mt. Herzl
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Fast Forward A second poll of US Jews finds the same result: Most oppose the war in Iran
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News Their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds. Now these Israeli mothers mourn together.
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Fast Forward IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence
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