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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Fast Forward Israel’s representative at Venice Biennale shuts down art exhibit, demanding ceasefire and hostage deal
Ruth Patir’s actions were still criticized by a pro-Palestinian art collective as “empty and opportunistic"
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News She managed a university Holocaust center. Now she says incivility on Israel drove her to a Catholic school.
An administrator at Clark University in Massachusetts quits after hecklers protest her participation in a program featuring an Israeli reservist
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are trying to remove Speaker Mike Johnson over a package of foreign aid bills — including one for Israel
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Fast Forward Guernica’s founder defends retracting Israeli coexistence essay that caused firestorm
Meanwhile, the editor who resigned over the retraction said she found the magazine’s long-promised explanation to be “dismissive"
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Opinion Israel — literally — cannot afford to retaliate against Iran
The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
The school’s provost said the decision ‘has nothing to do with free speech’
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Fast Forward House will vote on foreign aid package for Israel and other U.S. allies, ending delay
The upcoming vote is the latest ripple effect of Iran’s attack on Israel this weekend
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Opinion In 1991, Iraq attacked. Israel’s far-right leader didn’t retaliate. Is Netanyahu capable of the same wise choice?
Israel's decision about whether to react to Iran's weekend attack could have massive global consequences — and the man making it couldn't be less fit
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Fast Forward CA Gov. Newsom says he regrets apartheid comment, ‘reveres’ Israel in new interview
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Opinion We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars
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News Ben Gurion airport shutdowns leave already disrupted passengers desperate
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