Welcome to 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.
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News Prominent DC synagogue cancels event with Yoav Gallant after members protest
The former Israeli Defense Minister was scheduled for an event at Adas Israel, a Washington, DC, synagogue popular with top political officials
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Opinion Amnesty International’s genocide report is profoundly flawed — and everyone who cares about Israel should read it
Amnesty's record on Israel warrants skepticism. But there's still much we can learn from the group
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Opinion We’re watching Israel self-destruct — at the hands of its own leaders and citizens
Netanyahu's government relies on three groups whose aims would destroy the country as we know it (and possibly altogether)
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Opinion He was just 21. His life story mirrored mine. Now I’m mourning him with hostage families in Tel Aviv.
The suffering of Omer Neutra's family should be a wake-up call for the Israeli government
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Fast Forward Israel’s military is acknowledging that soldiers’ helmets and body armor may be unsafe
A new website quietly launched by the Israeli military lets soldiers anonymously check whether their safety equipment complies with official standards.
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News Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The declaration throws the weight of a major international advocacy group behind a popular claim against Israel amid war with Hamas
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Fast Forward Trump taps Abraham Accords negotiator as ambassador-level hostage envoy amid Gaza crisis
Adam Boehler shares Trump’s view of U.S. negotiations backed by the threat of military action
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Fast Forward Trump promised ‘all hell to pay’ if the hostages aren’t freed. What does that mean?
The president-elect’s statement was long on fury and short on details
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
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News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner set to double stake in leading Israeli financial firm
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: איציק האָרן רעדט אויף ייִדיש וועגן זײַנע צוויי זין, פֿאַרכאַפּטע אין עזה VIDEO: Itsik Horn speaks in Yiddish about his two sons, hostages in Gaza
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Culture Was Casanova an antisemite, a believer in Kabbalah — or both?
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Film & TV In ‘Midas Man,’ a by-the-numbers tribute to the fifth Beatle
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