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 ‘We were broken to see what we saw’: US rabbis visit Israel during wartime
The three-day solidarity mission brought the group through the ravaged communities of southern Israel and a volunteer center in Jerusalem
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Holocaust survivors pose with posters of Hamas hostages in a statement of solidarity
One survivor said the Hamas attack on Israel — and the subsequent explosion of antisemitism since — remind her of her childhood “perfectly"
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Fast Forward Stars of David spray-painted on Paris buildings remind Jews of 1930s, mayor says
Paris Jews are "scared of going out to shop," a kosher butcher said
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Fast Forward Chile and Colombia call home their ambassadors from Israel
“Chile has joined Bolivia and Iran in condemning Israel and omitting the horrible crimes suffered by its civilian population on October 7th," the Jewish Community of Chile group wrote in response
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Fast Forward Cornell engineering student charged in court in threats against Jewish students
Parents reportedly feared he was suicidal following a leave of absence for mental health issues
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Opinion In Jerusalem, Arab citizens are less visible now. Do they hate us?
I feel safest here, despite the Israel-hating wolves at our borders
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Opinion A settler killed a Palestinian farmer, and what happened next
How helping to rescue a donkey taught me more about Hamas
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News A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.
Jews in the Netherlands have been hiding their Jewishness to avoid violent threats tied to the Israel-Hamas war
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern 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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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
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Fast Forward Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial is shut down by German authorities
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