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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Fast Forward Threading a needle on free speech, Jewish leaders demand Columbia rein in pro-Palestinian protests
When "the debate that’s taking place results in the intimidation and harassment and silencing of one party, there is not free speech for everyone,” said Ted Deutch, head of the American Jewish Committee
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Fast Forward Ritchie Torres, Mike Lawler introduce bill that would allow feds to name antisemitism monitors to campuses
Lawmakers named the bill the COLUMBIA (College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability) Act
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Culture PEN America cancels New Voices festival over author outrage at Gaza response
The move comes just days after the organization canceled its annual awards
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News Israeli American professor to be honored at Columbia commencement amid campus protests
Negotiations continue between the administration and protesters as some wonder how graduation will proceed
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Fast Forward Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest
Waldman’s husband, the author Michael Chabon, drew attention to her arrest from their home in California
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Fast Forward Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue
Emory University, Emerson College, USC and Minnesota also experienced upheaval from the breakups of pro-Palestinian encampments
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Fast Forward USC cancels graduation amid tumult over Israel and Gaza
The decision was announced a day after police arrested protesters at the Los Angeles campus and at at several other campuses across the nation
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News Columbia’s campus is rocked by protests. The surrounding neighborhood? Not so much
Residents of Morningside Heights say it's business as usual in their Upper Manhattan community
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Fast Forward A whites-only, no-Jews community says it’s found a legal loophole. A Jewish lawmaker in Pennsylvania wants to close it.
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Film & TV So, what’s the deal with the honey scene in ‘Marty Supreme?’
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Culture Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?
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Opinion What if Donald Trump puts his name on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum?
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Fast Forward Israel suspends operations of multiple humanitarian organizations in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders
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Fast Forward Absolute Bagels is back — and Jewish New Yorkers are lining up in droves
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Music How I found freedom in a Passover Seder, an amp and a red Fender Duo-Sonic guitar
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Fast Forward In a first, President Donald Trump to receive Israel Prize, the country’s top civilian honor
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