Welcome to 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 Adam Sandler, Madonna and long list of celebs ask Biden to keep pushing for release of Israeli hostages
Some of the other dozens of stars involved include Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and Jordan Peele
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Forwarding the News ‘I went through a hell we’d never imagined’: Released Israeli hostage speaks
Talks to release 50 hostages hits snag, Israeli kids enroll in U.S. Jewish day schools, debate over war roils college campuses, and Detroit police don't suspect antisemitism in murder of shul president.
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Fast Forward Most New Yorkers support Israel aid package but oppose large-scale ground operation in Gaza, poll shows
Siena College asked New Yorkers how they're feeling about Israel in its monthly survey
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News Could Biden’s support of Israel’s Gaza war cost him the 2024 election?
Arab and Muslim communities in swing states are threatening not to vote for Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election, with Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib leading the condemnations
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Opinion As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral
Celebratory reactions to Hamas' attack have helped me solve an old puzzle about how the Holocaust happened in highly educated Germany
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Fast Forward Milan’s Jews on high alert after death threats written in nightclub and chanted at pro-Palestinian rally
Some held signs with the image of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh, or Arabic scarf, at a large rally
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Fast Forward London sees 1,350% jump in antisemitic hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, antisemitic crimes surged from 15 to 218 incidents compared with the same period last year, police said
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Opinion The ‘godfather of human rights’ criticized Israeli ‘apartheid’ — now he’s calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas
An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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Culture How my odious cousin Roy Cohn was responsible for creating Donald Trump — and me
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Fast Forward Nova survivor reveals she witnessed rape on Oct. 7 at Tel Aviv memorial ceremony interrupted by rocket sirens
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Fast Forward In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Trump visits gravesite of Lubavitcher Rebbe to mark Oct. 7 anniversary
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