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 Israeli army fires deputy commander after finding ‘operational errors’ in killing of 15 Gazans
The army rejected the idea the bodies of those killed in the March 23 incident had been mishandled.
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Opinion I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history.
How a brilliant man became a national tragedy
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News ‘Whose seat is now empty’: Remembering Hersh Goldberg-Polin at his family’s Passover retreat
More than 200 gathered in the Georgia mountains to remember the Oct. 7 hostage killed by Hamas
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Opinion Israel just threw another wrench in the peace process — and possibly doomed the last hostages
Demanding a complete Hamas disarmament is a sure way to prolong the war, with awful human costs
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Fast Forward Dozens of members of UK’s largest Jewish group sign letter condemning war in Gaza
The letter reveals a divide within the Board of Deputies of British Jews
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Fast Forward Israelis can no longer enter the Maldives after Palestinian-solidarity ban goes into effect
'The Maldives reaffirms its resolute solidarity with the Palestinian cause,' said President Mohamed Muizzu
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Fast Forward Northwestern University defaced by anti-Israel graffiti during Passover
Northwestern faces $790 million in funding cuts from the Trump administration over allegations of campus antisemitism
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Fast Forward Is the Passover Seder Zionist?
Behind this annual debate is a deeper tension at the heart of Judaism
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Opinion What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.
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Yiddish World New record label boasts young (and female) singers of cantorial music
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Culture Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
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