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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Politics Democrats clash over aid to Israel at meeting of party platform committee
A drafting committee meeting underscores the dilemma Democrats face as they head into their August convention: risk alienating Jewish voters, or risk alienating critics of Israel’s military campaign
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Opinion Why don’t ceasefire talks ever go anywhere? Ask Netanyahu.
To hold onto power, Netanyahu has to appease the US — without ending the war
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News Jews felt Australia was a safe and boundless space. Then the Israel-Hamas war began, and everything changed
A community known for its disproportionate number of descendants of Holocaust sees change in the land they love, if only for being so far removed from the hatreds that plagued their forebears
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Fast Forward London gallery cancels Russian-Israeli artist’s anti-Putin show, objecting to her posts mourning Oct. 7
The Metamorphika studio said the artist’s posts failed to mention Palestinian victims
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Fast Forward Dept. of Education chides Brown University for taking ‘no or little action’ in response to complaints of antisemitism
The investigation into events since Oct. 7 is the first such probe into an Ivy League school to wrap up
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Fast Forward Columbia removes 3 deans over text exchange deriding concerns of campus antisemitism
University president acknowledges text messages were antisemitic, vows training on discrimination for faculty in response
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Fast Forward Netanyahu issues list of demands for ceasefire deal as pressure mounts
Massive protests called on Netanyahu to accept the latest terms
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 45 antisemitic incidents last month, 57% of all hate crimes in the city
The legal standard for proving bias is high, making prosecution difficult
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Fast Forward Expelled Oberlin Chabad rabbi says he ‘made a mistake’ with explicit social media chats
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Culture Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary on the manosphere takes a detour into antisemitism
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Fast Forward Illinois primary pits Jewish candidate with deep Israel ties against AIPAC spending
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Opinion Trump has forced an impossible choice on American synagogues amid antisemitic attacks
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Opinion Through missile strikes and sleepless nights, the persistent hope of being an Iranian Jew in Israel
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News Meet the TikToker trying to revive Judeo-Arabic, the nearly extinct language Jews once spoke across the Arab world
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Fast Forward ‘Buffer zones’ come to California, as a lawmaker proposes limiting protests near houses of worship
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Fast Forward The first and second Jewish mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, just had a shared bar mitzvah
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