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 A chance encounter with an Arab woman during the war has taught me the power of grieving together
There is more opportunity for compassion in private conversations than the public square
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Fast Forward From grief to rage, American Jews are struggling with how to feel about the conflict in Israel
Protests, rallies and a social media campaign by Birthright Israel have all sought to sway American Jewish feelings about the violence in the region
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Fast Forward In a first, a Jewish organization opens an office at the Vatican
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder asked Pope Francis to continue to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages
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Fast Forward Israel evacuates Kiryat Shemona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon
Israel has for days been ready to launch an incursion into Gaza, and seeks to prevent the conflict from escalating on its other fronts
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Fast Forward ‘An inflection point in history’: Biden says assisting Israel and Ukraine is necessary to preserve democracy
Russia and Hamas "both want to completely annihilate neighboring democracies," Biden said
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Fast Forward In Tel Aviv and beyond, 200-seat empty Shabbat tables are set for Israeli hostages
Empty Shabbat tables have also gone up in the Jewish Quarter of Rome and on Australia's Bondi Beach
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Fast Forward Thousands rally in Times Square to demand release of Hamas hostages
"To free the hostages we will persist and persist and persist,” Sen. Chuck Schumer told the crowd
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Politics Jamaal Bowman’s Jewish allies counter efforts to unseat him over his stances on Israel
Some Democrats and rabbis have encouraged George Latimer, Westchester’s county executive, to challenge US Rep. Jamaal Bowman in 2024
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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 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