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 I grieved at a funeral in Israel this week. But not for too long — another was about to start
More than 1,300 funerals for victims of Hamas’ attack are taking place in Israel this week
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Fast Forward France bans pro-Palestinian rallies as antisemitic incidents spike
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin cited “the heightened anxiety among our Jewish community"
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Israeli soldier on the front singing a Yiddish fighting song
Yonatan was inspired to sing the “The Partisan Hymn” as his tank was rolling down the dusty road to the front
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News Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel
Stanford officials were also criticized for neutral language in initially failing to unambiguously condemn Hamas
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News In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, residents volunteer and keep kids at home as streets and supermarket shelves empty out
“We live in a permanent state of fear,” one Tel Aviv resident said
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Books He wanted to tell the story of ordinary Palestinians living under occupation — will anyone want to listen now?
Nathan Thrall's 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' is an intimately reported account of the aftermath of a lethal West Bank bus crash
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Fast Forward He was a peace activist with a PhD. In dying, Hayim Katsman saved 3 other lives
His grandparents were Holocaust survivors. He was murdered by Hamas on the kibbutz he loved
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News Jewish Republicans rebuke Trump for ‘inflammatory’ criticism of Israel and its leaders amid war
‘Criticizing someone that's fighting for their life is is pretty naive,’ said a prominent Jewish Republican
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News Ben Shapiro is mounting a last stand against right-wing antisemitism. It’s not going well.
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Fast Forward Vance says ‘religious liberty is a Christian concept.’ Where does that leave Jews?
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Fast Forward Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland, drawing condemnation from Egypt, Turkey and Somalia
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Opinion ‘Jesus is a Palestinian,’ claims a Times Square billboard. Um, not quite
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