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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News Everything we know so far about the death of Paul Kessler
Law enforcement have heard contradictory accounts of how Paul Kessler sustained a fatal injury
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Fast Forward Thousands gather for pro-Israel rally in NYC 30 days after Oct. 7 massacre
Speakers included Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Daniel Goldman, both Jewish Democrats; actors Brett Gelman and Debra Messing; and two relatives of hostages
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Opinion Hamas terrorists killed and kidnapped people from around the world — not just Israelis and Jews
Nearly a third of hostages hold foreign passports, a fact that should be emphasized as not just Israel’s problem
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Fast Forward 1 month after Oct. 7 massacre, the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza testify to its horrors
"Even though my individual house is intact, this place is so full of blood," one resident said as he returned to retrieve belongings
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Fast Forward Jewish man dies hours after he was injured at clashing protests outside LA
The victim, Paul Kessler, was hit in the head with a megaphone, according to the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
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Fast Forward Israeli-American border police officer, 20, killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack
Rose Lubin, 20, originally from the Atlanta area, was stabbed by a 16-year-old male from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya
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Fast Forward National Jewish groups put out the call for a massive ‘March for Israel’ in DC on Nov. 14
The hope was the rally would have the impact of mass Jewish rallies in 2002 and 1987
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Fast Forward Palestinian man who plotted to kill Jews in Houston arrested on federal firearms charges
Sohaib Abuyyash’s case was referenced by the FBI’s director in a recent Senate hearing
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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Yiddish שילאַ רײַך, באַליבטע ייִדיש־לערערין אין לאָס־אַנדזשעלעס, איז אַוועקSheila Reich, beloved LA Yiddish teacher, has died
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Fast Forward EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary, under new leadership, clears path
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Culture A British spy, a notorious murderer, the Indiana Jones of the insect world, and a very Jewish history