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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Opinion What the end of the Purim story teaches us about Israel’s war against Hamas
Liberal Jews must stop their hand-wringing about the need to wipe out our enemies
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Politics On podcast, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy gets friendly with Alex Jones, who complains he’s more censored than Hamas
Ramaswamy’s interview with Jones, a far-right conspiracy theorist, included a discussion of Israel and criticism of 'globalist' donors
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Opinion In 1939, Nazi sympathizers rallied in New York. Will history look back on today’s anti-Israel rallies with the same scorn?
Ignoring inconvenient facts can easily lead to hatred of Jews
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Fast Forward Boston Workers Circle leaves local Jewish community council over Israel protest
The Boston Workers Circle withdrew from the local umbrella group after co-sponsoring a rally with Jewish Voice for Peace
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Fast Forward Thronged by supporters, families of Hamas hostages head to the UN
'Bring Hersh home!' a crowd of about 500 chanted as the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted on Oct. 7, made their way toward the building
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clash in Skokie, Illinois
Video shows a man beaten to the ground in Chicago suburb where Nazis famously asserted their First Amendment rights to march
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Fast Forward Antisemitism reportedly spikes and US Jews face violent threats amid climate of fear over Israel-Hamas war
Synagogues, Jewish day schools and university Jewish life have been targeted by threats of violence since Oct. 7
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Culture What does it mean when people say Israel and Hamas are fighting a ‘holy war?’
Some Christians are interpreting the violence as the culmination of prophecies about the End Times
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Sports This year’s biggest World Cup upset came from its most ‘Jew-ish’ team
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News Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
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Opinion The latest victim of the culture war over Israel is a left-wing, lapsed Catholic Bible scholar
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Fast Forward Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns at Senate hearing
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Fast Forward Mamdani touts ‘Babies not Bombs’ messaging after flexing political muscle in the New York primaries
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Fast Forward Jewish anti-Zionist David Orkin defeats incumbent in NY Assembly primary
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Fast Forward Half of Americans think the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of Israel
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Opinion How Israel’s strongest partisans destroyed global support for Israel