Welcome to 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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News Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.
A campus controversy threatens to heighten Black-Jewish tensions while drafting Jews into ideological battles many never signed up for
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Fast Forward How the watermelon wound up on Jennifer Garner’s daughter’s sweatshirt as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism
Watermelons are linked with Palestinian activism because their colors — red, black, white and green — match the colors of the Palestinian flag
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Sports For an Israeli Chicago Bulls’ fan slain on Oct. 7, a final gift from that team’s star forward
DeMar DeRozan signed a jersey in memory of Oron Beilin, who was murdered at the rave near kibbutz Re'im
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News He covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus. Then the protesters rebuked him.
Jacob Wheeler, a reporter at USC's Annenberg Media, went on hiatus after attacks on his coverage turned personal
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Looking Forward The Forward hires Pulitzer winner to report from Israel
'Maybe all that any of us can do is ask better questions of more people and listen more carefully to the answers.'
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Opinion Calls to depopulate Gaza are a dangerous pipe dream
Population transfer is as morally and strategically indefensible as many of the Israeli right’s other fantasies.
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News Jewish teens in South Africa, where crime and Israel criticism are sky-high, see little future at home
Antisemitism and a lack of opportunity are pushing young people to study abroad or move to Israel
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News Will MIT’s Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?
Some alumni says she owes an apology for her testimony before a Congressional committee
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Culture Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy
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Culture You can buy Sukkot gift boxes that say ‘tuchus’ on Amazon
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News Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?
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Film & TV Netflix finally gave Jews our Hot Rabbi. Too bad every other Jew in the show sucks
In Case You Missed It
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Fast Forward How US Jewish communities are marking anniversary of Oct. 7 attack: with heartache, and warily
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Fast Forward First debate question to Vance and Walz: Do you support a ‘preemptive’ Israeli strike on Iran?
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Fast Forward Meet Tel Aviv shooting hero Lev Kreitman, who survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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News A retreat brought 180 survivors of the Nova massacre together to observe Shabbat
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