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 Pulitzer Prize awarded to Palestinian photographer who captured ‘devastation and starvation in Gaza’
Saher Alghorra was honored for work that appeared in The New York Times
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Books A New Jersey congregation was already falling apart. Then came Oct 7.
In the novel ‘Partly Strong, Partly Broken,’ a rabbi tries to keep her congregants together in the weeks leading up to October 7
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
Kerr, whose father was assassinated in Beirut in 1984, has long been outspoken on politics
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Fast Forward Venice Biennale jury won’t consider countries whose leaders face ICC charges, putting Israel out of contention
Russia is also ineligible for prizes under the new rule, which Israel criticized
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Fast Forward Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award
The judges of the award said Beinart's book “offers a model for writing a new story when inherited narratives no longer hold.”
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Fast Forward At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss
"Every day is Memorial Day for us," said a mother whose son was killed in 2024
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News U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan calls Israeli government ‘evil’ like Hamas
Abdul El-Sayed, doubled down on his criticism of the Netanyahu government and defended campaigning with controversial streamer Hasan Piker
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Fast Forward US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system used to enjoy bipartisan support. Not anymore.
The liberal pro-Israel lobby J Street joined AOC, Ro Khanna and others in arguing Israel should fund its own defense
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
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News National Council of Jewish Women ejects LA chapter, other affiliates cut ties amid historic reboot
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