This is the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
Israel
The Latest
-
Opinion An Israeli media mainstay is crumbling. Will liberal democracy go with it?
With a vote to close Army Radio, the cabinet takes yet another alarming antidemocratic step
-
Opinion Australia shooting terrifies Jews worldwide — and strengthens the case for Israel
The killing of Jews at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney underscores how fragile Jewish safety remains — and why the idea of a Jewish homeland still resonates
-
Opinion The 3 responses to the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that could make Jews safer
At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded at a Chabad event in Sydney
-
Fast Forward Iceland joins 4 other countries in boycotting Eurovision over Israel’s participation
Bjork supported the boycott move
-
Opinion The Jewish left is misplaying its hand — by not focusing enough on Jews
Israeli policies hurt activist Jews in a state that's supposed to treat all Jews equally
-
Opinion A Hanukkah menorah in the window for eight days? Try an Israeli flag for two years
Threats, graffiti and some very bad Yelp reviews don’t faze Elon Rubin, who owns Sundays Cycles in Santa Monica, California
-
Opinion Israel faces a most dire threat, and there’s only one solution
A drastic plan to confront Israel's profound economic and military crisis
-
Opinion Israel has a crucial lesson to learn from apartheid South Africa. It isn’t what you think
Peace doesn't come on any one group's timeline — but there are still meaningful ways to prepare
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
- 2
News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
- 3
Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
- 4
News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture Two women race to save Persian Jewish music before it fades
-
Opinion Passover liberation and US liberty both summon us to remember and renew
-
Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
-
Culture Gene Shalit, a mensch with a personality as big as his mustache, turns 100
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
