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 Adam Sandler, Madonna and long list of celebs ask Biden to keep pushing for release of Israeli hostages
Some of the other dozens of stars involved include Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and Jordan Peele
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Forwarding the News ‘I went through a hell we’d never imagined’: Released Israeli hostage speaks
Talks to release 50 hostages hits snag, Israeli kids enroll in U.S. Jewish day schools, debate over war roils college campuses, and Detroit police don't suspect antisemitism in murder of shul president.
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Fast Forward Most New Yorkers support Israel aid package but oppose large-scale ground operation in Gaza, poll shows
Siena College asked New Yorkers how they're feeling about Israel in its monthly survey
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Politics Could Biden’s support of Israel’s Gaza war cost him the 2024 election?
Arab and Muslim communities in swing states are threatening not to vote for Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election, with Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib leading the condemnations
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Opinion As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral
Celebratory reactions to Hamas' attack have helped me solve an old puzzle about how the Holocaust happened in highly educated Germany
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Fast Forward Milan’s Jews on high alert after death threats written in nightclub and chanted at pro-Palestinian rally
Some held signs with the image of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh, or Arabic scarf, at a large rally
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Fast Forward London sees 1,350% jump in antisemitic hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, antisemitic crimes surged from 15 to 218 incidents compared with the same period last year, police said
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Opinion The ‘godfather of human rights’ criticized Israeli ‘apartheid’ — now he’s calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas
An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel
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Sports First Puka Nacua, now Mookie Betts: Why do sports stars keep getting antisemitic around a Jewish streamer?
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Culture Waiting on line on Christmas is a time-honored New York tradition — was it ever thus?
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Fast Forward It’s not just a myth that Jews head to Chinese restaurants on Christmas. It’s science.
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’
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