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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News ‘You can’t hide’: Jewish student leader targeted at University of California multicultural center
‘I do not feel safe on campus,’ says UC Santa Barbara student body president Tessa Veksler, daughter of Soviet refugees
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Fast Forward Groups working to support Israeli hostages and their families awarded 2024 ‘Jewish Nobel’
Past awardees of the $1 million Genesis Prize include Barbra Streisand, Robert Kraft, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, and Steven Spielberg
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Letters The actual best questions to ask people you disagree with on Israel
Mistaken ideas of how to accomplish the war's goals are making our discourse worse
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News ‘We know time is running out’: Meet the Israeli filmmakers working to free the hostages
The poignant #BringThemHomeNow videos, produced pro bono, have racked up 150 million views on social media
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News ‘I’m screaming for help’: Jewish students face violence at UC Berkeley Israel talk
Police seemed overwhelmed by about 200 anti-Israel protesters who broke into a building where an IDF reservist was scheduled to speak
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Politics How the war in Gaza impacted Michigan’s primary — and what that portends for the general election
Organizers of the protest vote in the swing state primary say the president now knows he can’t count on thousands of key voters if he continues to support Israel
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Theater In ‘The Ally,’ Josh Radnor is one Jew with five opinions
Set just before Oct. 7, the play grapples with Israel, Gaza and a social justice movement that may have outgrown Jews
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News For thousands of Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza, a long journey to recovery of body and mind
The Defense Ministry estimates that the number of wounded soldiers could rise to as many as 20,000 by the end of 2024
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