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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News ADL counts 3,000 antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7, two-thirds tied to Israel
The group changed its criteria from prior tallies to include more anti-Zionist events and rhetoric
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Opinion Netanyahu’s allies spent years slandering the man now tasked with cleaning up their mess
Netanyahu’s allies scapegoated the judge and human rights expert for years. Now, they need him at The Hague.
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Opinion Jews must reject calls for ‘voluntary emigration’ of Palestinians
Forced migration in war is a crime against humanity. Israeli ministers putting it on the table is a threat to the future of Israeli democracy no less than this government’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary.
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Opinion As Desmond Tutu visited the Middle East in 1989, I thought peace was at hand — what went wrong?
Can Christmas still bring hope to the Holy Land, even in times of war and strife?
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Fast Forward 9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as IDF announces less intensive phase and Lebanon border simmers
The developments came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his fourth trip to Israel in an effort to calm tensions
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Fast Forward Americans for Peace Now becomes first US Zionist group to call for a ceasefire in Gaza
A sign that American Jewish groups’ broad support for Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion has fractured
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Fast Forward A messy morning commute in NYC as pro-Palestinian protests shut down East River bridges and Holland Tunnel
The closures drew ire from commuters and some government officials
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News ‘People are afraid’: Advocates warn of crackdown on Arab Israeli students
Some students, their lawyers say, have been thrown out of school for innocuous social media posts
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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Antisemitism Decoded Some people are learning the wrong lessons from Ahmed al Ahmed
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Fast Forward At White House Hanukkah party, Trump says Congress ‘is becoming antisemitic’
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Letters Australia’s Yiddish community is thriving, not reviving
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Opinion Jewish identity surges after Bondi, highlighting internal divisions — and the potential for renewed Black-Jewish cooperation
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