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.
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Culture The saga of an Israeli hostage inspires a song of celebration and defiance
'Rimon's Song,' by David Brinn and Libbytown, tells the story of Rimon Kirsht Buchshtav's captivity and homecoming
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Fast Forward ‘This is why you earned an F’: Stefanik grills Northwestern’s Jewish president over campus antisemitism
Michael Schill defended his deal with pro-Palestinian protests
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News Some pro-Palestinian encampments want their schools to cut ties with Hillel, Chabad
A call to “terminate” Jewish campus institutions for their support of Israel is labeled antisemitic
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Opinion It’s time for American Jews to recognize a Palestinian state
Recognition won't 'reward violence' — instead, it will help ensure a strong future for the Jewish people
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Fast Forward Rutgers Jewish students, faculty decry ‘intimidating’ environment ahead of congressional hearing
The letters from Jewish students come a day before the university president is slated to testify at a congressional hearing on antisemitism
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Opinion Campus protesters want more than a free Palestine. They want a better America.
Biden needs to focus less on Israel to win young people’s votes
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Fast Forward Poll: Most New Yorkers want to end Gaza conflict but say campus protests crossed line into antisemitism
About a third of Jews in New York support calls for an immediate ceasefire
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News Israeli teachers who criticize the war have been yanked from the classroom — and thrown in jail
‘There’s good people and there’s bad people,’ said a right-wing activist who has targeted dissidents on social media
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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