This is the Forward’s coverage of Israel, the Jewish state in the Middle East founded in 1948.
Israel
The Latest
-
Fast Forward At least 8 killed and thousands wounded as Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon
Hezbollah blamed Israel for the attacks, Reuters reported, and said there would be “fair punishment”
-
Culture An up-close look at the real Theodor Herzl — and the real meaning of Zionism
At Temple Emanu-El, rare artifacts, including report cards, portraits and journals, explore the leader's life and legacy
-
Antisemitism Decoded A Venn diagram to help us talk about Israel and antisemitism
The discourse is often split between "Zionist" and "anti-Zionist" — but we can do better
-
News In Albania, which saved Jews from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation
Thousands of foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. Yet youths in this once-Marxist nation of 2.6 million know nearly nothing of that unique legacy
-
News New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu. Will Israelis ever see it?
Built around leaked police interrogation footage, the film has already faced legal challenges from Netanyahu
-
Politics Donald Trump’s pro-Israel supporters take issue with his prediction of its potentially imminent demise
Trump has said a second Holocaust is all but nigh, but it was the first time he set a deadline for Israel’s destruction
-
Politics Trump and Harris are both vague on Israel-Gaza, but in starkly different ways
Harris would continue U.S. policy of a trying to achieve a delicate balance. Trump wants no compromises.
-
Politics Debate makes it clear: Trump has zero good ideas about Gaza and Israel
Trump offered up no policies, and a heavy dose of fatalism, in response to a straightforward question about the Israel-Hamas war
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal?
- 2
News Zohran Mamdani has represented Astoria’s Jews for 4 years. What do they think of him?
- 3
News Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
- 4
News What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews, Israel and antisemitism
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Melbourne protesters chant ‘Death to the IDF’ days after attacks on local synagogue, Israeli restaurant
-
News He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.
-
Fast Forward Trump says he didn’t know antisemitic history of ‘Shylock’ when he criticized bankers using the term
-
Fast Forward Most New Yorkers deterred by Zohran Mamdani’s support for Israel boycott, but 1 in 3 see it as a boon, poll shows
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
