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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Fast Forward Dozens of Penn professors spent the week in Israel, following their university president’s antisemitism resignation
“I was truly surprised to see how much our visit meant to our Israeli colleagues,” a cinema and media studies professor said
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Fast Forward Police say fire at Toronto Jewish deli was likely a hate crime. A local rabbi is not surprised
Someone had scrawled ‘Free Palestine’ across the Toronto deli’s rear entrance
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News Israel faces charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Here’s why, and how Israel will respond.
For the first time in decades, Israeli government lawyers will grapple with an allegation of genocide — as defendants and not as prosecutors
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News Analysis: Caught by surprise on Oct. 7, Netanyahu looks to preserve his power post-war
Israel’s prime minister is determined to lead the country during the war and after it ends
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Culture A viral post demonizing Zionist doctors sounds eerily like a Soviet antisemitic conspiracy theory
During the doctors' plot, Stalin targeted the country's Jews
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Film & TV The biggest question at the Golden Globes isn’t who will win, but what they’ll say about Israel
The first major awards ceremony since the actors' and writers' strikes comes to an industry divided on Israel and Gaza
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Fast Forward Hezbollah leader promises retaliation against Israel for killing of Hamas chief in Beirut
A senior U.S. official said Saleh El Arouri was “held accountable”
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Fast Forward San Diego State University sent an email supporting students after Oct. 7. It’s now being investigated for Islamophobia.
SDSU officials gave the clearest picture yet of how a renewed interest in discrimination based on shared ancestry on campus — a prime tool of Jewish and pro-Israel legal groups since before Oct. 7 — can also be used to advocate for Muslim students
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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
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Opinion A missile strike, a terror attack, and a falafel guy who is ready to serve
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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 Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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