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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Yiddish World Meet the upbeat Yiddish-chatting Israeli soldier, Yonatan
Yonatan Alman shares Yiddish videos of his experiences on Israel's northern front, even one demonstrating how to load ammunition.
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News ‘You feel invisible’: Israeli Bedouins fear rockets and apathy
Of the 200,000 Bedouins who live in the Negev, about half reside in cities and towns unrecognized by Israel
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Fast Forward Hamas killed her mother and niece. Her children are hostages in Gaza.
Hadas Calderon is advocating for the untold number of children among Hamas' hostages
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Opinion My family is trapped in Gaza. They’re not the ‘other team’
Palestinian lives have been consistently devalued and dehumanized by US and Israeli officials
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Fast Forward ADL researcher quits over Greenblatt blasting of Jewish left on Israel and Hamas
‘Some things are more important than a job,’ he says
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Opinion I’m a gay Black Jew, and I feel abandoned by the allies I’ve supported for years
Why is the LGBTQ+ community pledging allegiance to a regime that wants to kill us?
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Fast Forward Woman punched in the face by attacker who said he did it because she was Jewish
The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime
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Fast Forward Sarah Silverman feels ‘heartbroken’ and ‘politically homeless’ as war rages between Israelis and Palestinians
The comedian lamented ‘All this death and rage between cousins’
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