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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News The University of Florida calls itself a haven for Jews. For some students, it doesn’t always feel that way.
'I didn’t really experience antisemitism until I got here,' said one Jewish student
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Fast Forward In a rarity, Cornell pro-Palestinian encampment disbands with neither arrests nor deal
Students with the pro-Palestinian protests said they were continuing to negotiate with the university
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Fast Forward Colleges take down encampments — with cops or concessions
Harvard’s encampment ended with an agreement, but others have ended with arrests
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News Subdued and defiant: An Israeli Independence Day like no other
Traditional celebrations were boycotted and canceled, protesters hit the streets — yet many Israelis still shrugged off their increasing international isolation
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Fast Forward ‘I just can’t do it this year’: Amid war and infighting, Israelis hit pause on Independence Day festivities
'Is it natural to be celebrating? Of course not,' one father said
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Fast Forward Top Biden official tells Jewish leaders: Claim that US withheld intelligence on Hamas from Israel is ‘not true’
The forceful pushback comes as the Biden administration endeavors to make clear that it continues to support Israel’s war against Hamas
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Fast Forward Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of Jewish students whose schools had encampments want their administrations to take action to end them
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News How US Jews are marking Israel’s war-torn Independence Day in their own communities
Many communities are incorporating Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war into their holiday events
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Yiddish „קיין שוועדיש רעדט מען נישט!“ — אַ ייִדיש־טאָג בײַם לונדער אוניװערסיטעט ‘No speaking Swedish here!’ — Yiddish Day in Lund University
די 30 אָנטייל־נעמערס זענען געקומען פֿון גאַנץ שװעדן, נאָרװעגיע, פֿינלאַנד און אַנדערע אייראָפּעיִשע לענדער.
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Opinion We’re forgetting the lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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Theater Roald Dahl’s monstrous views have a seat at the table today
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Letters ‘Verbal sparring’ at a conference for religious Jews breaking from Israel orthodoxy? That’s not what I experienced
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