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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News Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists
Polling hints at growing sympathy — but also misses important complexities of views on the Gaza militant group
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Fast Forward At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption
David and Ariel Cunio and their families received standing ovations at a screening adjacent to the Berlinale
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Culture Everyone can be a war profiteer in Gaza or Iran, thanks to online betting markets
Polymarket and Kalshi let people bet on exactly when and where bombs might fall
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Fast Forward Spike Lee says his pro-Palestinian NBA All-Star Game fit wasn’t meant as a dig against Deni Avdija
About Avdija, Lee said, 'He can BALL. NOW I DO KNOW'
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Fast Forward British woman who removed an Israeli hostage poster from a memorial site is convicted of theft
The woman is married to a British Jewish anti-Zionist activist who was expelled from the Labour Party
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Opinion Tragically, ‘genocide’ has become a meaningless word
A new pro-Israel petition mirrors the left in draining an important term of its meaning
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Fast Forward Berlin film festival fends off criticism after jury president Wim Wenders rebuffs calls to criticize Israel
Author Arundhati Roy backed out of the festival after Wenders said, “We have to stay out of politics"
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Opinion The Israeli government wants you to stop calling Oct. 7 a ‘massacre.’ Yes, really.
It's part of a broader effort to rewrite memory, evade responsibility and diminish the meaning of the attack
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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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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Opinion Progressive Jews are trying out post-Zionism. There’s one big flaw in their approach
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Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
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Fast Forward Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure
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Fast Forward After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset