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 Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout
Local Jewish leaders had encouraged families to file complaints over the district’s handling of Oct. 7 and its aftermath
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Fast Forward More than 1,000 Israeli children enrolled in day schools in the U.S. and Canada after Oct. 7
New report says day school enrollment and inquiries spiked after Oct. 7, including from local families worried about antisemitism
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Fast Forward South Africa accuses Israel of genocide: What happened in court today?
‘No attack, no matter how severe, can justify this violence,’ a South African lawyer argued before the court
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Fast Forward Police deny permit for antiwar rally in Tel Aviv
Since the fighting began with Hamas’ invasion on Oct. 7, Israeli officials have tussled over whether to allow any protest against the war
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Opinion Imagining the unthinkable: Israel ceasing to exist
History offers no guarantee of any nation’s existence
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Politics DeSantis: Israel may need to remove Palestinians from Gaza if it faces a ‘second Holocaust’
DeSantis’ remarks at a Republican presidential debate on Wednesday comes on the eve of opening arguments at The Hague, where Israel faces charges of genocide
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Opinion Why it’s time to leave the labels of ‘Zionist’ and ‘anti-Zionist’ behind
Instead of aligning on shared values, the Jewish community is divided by the term "Zionist"
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Fast Forward On eve of genocide hearing, Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no intention’ of displacing Palestinians in Gaza
The comments followed weeks of pressure from the Biden administration to explicitly contradict the statements of ministers who called for Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion The latest victim of the culture war over Israel is a leftwing, lapsed Catholic Bible scholar
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents in Germany remained elevated in 2025, fueled by rise-in far-right cases
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Culture The manosphere says women owe their husbands sex — Judaism says the opposite
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Fast Forward Georgia’s Jewish senator called his newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite. Why?