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 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls AIPAC ‘racist and bigoted’
The New York lawmaker also called the pro-Israel group “an extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy"
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Fast Forward FBI director warns of increased threat of attacks amid ‘historic levels’ of antisemitism in the US
Wray noted that while Jews account for less than 3% of the U.S. population, around 60% of religious-based hate crimes target Jews
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Fast Forward Wexner-funded museum says it will keep up exhibit by Palestinian artist who appeared to celebrate Hamas on social media
The artist, Jumana Manna, told JTA that she posted before understanding that civilians had been killed
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Fast Forward Police in at least 3 European countries arrest suspects for allegedly planning terror attacks tied to Israel-Hamas war
Police have offered widely ranging levels of detail about the threats
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Film & TV Amy Schumer posts a Martin Luther King video in support of Israel — MLK’s daughter says Schumer should read her dad’s book
The comedian’s social media has been controversial since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrats accuse House Republicans of conditioning aid to Israel
Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Democratic opposition to ‘poison pill’ Israel aid bill, but for a different reason
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Fast Forward Hamas opens border crossing with Egypt as death toll rises amid heavy fighting in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed a senior Hamas official in the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza City, an area that is a stronghold of the terror group. Hamas said the strike killed dozens of people
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News The Israeli flags outside his Greek diner prompted a boycott. Then Jewish eaters came to his rescue.
Business at the Golden Dolphin had dropped precipitously after its owner posted pictures of the hostages and flew Israeli flags outside the diner
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