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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Opinion ‘How can we ever go back to being anything like we were before?’
With every aspect of life affected, Israelis describe the emotional magnitude of life during wartime
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Opinion Jew-hating is not a new feminist phenomenon
I refuse to let Hamas’ brutal assault on Israeli women and girls be forgotten in the fog of war
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Looking Forward Will it be OK? David Broza has done 116 pop-up concerts since war broke out saying it will
‘If I was a doctor, I’d be in a hospital,’ the singer said. ‘This is what I know how to do.’
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Fast Forward Food fight in a Yale dining hall: couscous or ‘Israeli couscous’?
A stew over naming rights for Middle Eastern food bubbles up on campus — and leads to expressions of real pain and anger online
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News ‘Nothing will separate between us’: After Israel’s bloodiest day since Oct. 7, thousands pay their respects to a fallen commander
Tuesday’s news has hit the country particularly hard, both due to the number of soldiers killed and the circumstances of the battle
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Opinion Who are the courageous and who are the weak? Viewing the war through the lens of a Hanukkah prayer
Israeli soldiers are not the Hasmoneans, and Hamas militants are not the Greeks
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Opinion The final act of genocide is its denial
Before Israelis could even identify their dead, there were internet campaigns alleging their murderers didn't do it
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Fast Forward A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.
Teenager David Teeger, who observes Shabbat and keeps kosher, is the captain of South Africa’s under-19 cricket team
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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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News Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council
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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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News Scallion fights, soft matzo and other Passover traditions live on around the world
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Fast Forward For Passover, an interactive map brings the haggadah down to earth
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Fast Forward Mayor of Bath, England, resigns after amplifying idea that Jewish ambulance arson was a ‘false flag’ attack
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