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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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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News Abdul El-Sayed is courting Jewish voters — without moderating his views on Israel
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News Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
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Fast Forward Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns at Senate hearing
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Fast Forward Former antisemitic activist Lucas Gage explains to Jewish podcast why he left the movement
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Sports This year’s biggest World Cup upset came from its most Jew-ish team