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 Antisemitic incidents have surged 320% in Germany since Oct. 7, watchdog finds
While the largest number of incidents took place on the street, online or in public buildings, RIAS recorded 59 in people’s homes or living environment
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Fast Forward 16 more hostages are freed as Netanyahu vows to resume war at truce’s end
Hamas has offered to release four more sets of hostages to extend the truce, but it is not clear whether Israel would accept
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Fast Forward When Oakland’s city council considered condemning Hamas, Oct. 7 conspiracy theorists turned out en masse
Video of Bay Area activists denying Oct. 7 attack draws rebuke from governor
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News ‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities
“The outrage and sheer brutality of the October 7th attacks has united the Jewish community in common cause in a way I personally have never seen before,” said one community leader
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Fast Forward Israel investigating Hamas claims that children Ariel and Kfir Bibas were killed in Gaza
At least one other Israeli hostage was released after a Palestinian terror group had said she was dead
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Opinion How ketamine therapy helped me process the horrors of Oct. 7
'Coming to': Grappling with Oct. 7 during ketamine therapy
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Culture Is it time for me to conceal my Jewish identity in the United States?
When I lived in Germany, I felt afraid, but until Oct. 7, I thought America was different
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Fast Forward ‘Ultimately, we are alone’: Schumer calls out antisemitism on the left in a speech on the Senate floor
What was extraordinary about Schumer’s 45-minute speech was that much of it took some of his own political allies to task
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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 Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death
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Fast Forward In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together
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Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
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