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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Culture I marched for Israel with 300,000 people — so why is the media so obsessed with the fringe?
The Jewish people can't let their narrative be kidnapped
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Fast Forward Sheryl Sandberg joins Jewish women in calling out lack of concern about sexual assault of Israelis
That Sandberg felt the need to make the argument reflects the simmering resentment felt by many Israeli and Jewish advocates over widespread skepticism or even rejection of claims that Hamas terrorists raped Israeli women during their assault on Israel on Oct. 7
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Art In Israeli jewelry, a profound meditation on life in a militarized society
A show at 92NY comes just weeks after the Y's Poetry Center canceled the talk of a pro-Palestinian author
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Opinion My Black and Jewish background has made me uniquely equipped to acknowledge the multiple truths of the Israel-Hamas war
As I watch fellow NYU students take 'sides,' I can't help but feel our society is failing two marginalized peoples
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News Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But they’re back in business.
“I felt full of rage, I felt like that’s it — it’s stupid, everything I’ve worked on in the past years is stupid,” recalled co-owner Oz Ben David, who briefly shut down the restaurant
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Opinion Why is there a generation gap over Israel? Because of 20 years of the Israeli right
Politics is tribal, and Gen Z is more progressive than its forebears
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Film & TV Susan Sarandon dropped. A ‘Scream’ queen let go. Calling Israel’s actions ‘genocide’ is costing people Hollywood jobs
Comments dubbed antisemitic have prompted shake-ups in Hollywood
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Fast Forward The world’s first Israeli-Palestinian boy band accidentally picked a wild moment to make their debut
Instead of sowing divisions within the group, the Israel-Hamas war has seemed to strengthen the bonds in as1one
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