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 ‘I don’t call Israel an apartheid state’: Bowman engages with protesters at Jewish outreach event
Rep. Jamaal Bowman hosted a discussion on antisemitism after his comments on Israel-Hamas war upset many of his Jewish constituents
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Fast Forward Antisemitism envoys from 24 countries call on governments to ensure ‘necessary security assistance’ for Jews following Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
"Jewish communities are fearful and are being threatened," said the statement
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Fast Forward UMass student arrested for punching Jewish student at Hillel vigil
The incident is the latest example of campus antisemitism leading to a law enforcement response during the war between Israel and Hamas
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Fast Forward British deputy prime minister: Activists haven’t communicated that ‘Jewish lives matter’
"I think that is a cause of hurt to the Jewish community and it is something that disappoints me as well," said Oliver Dowden, who represents a heavily Jewish constituency in parliament
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Culture The U.S. has called for a ‘humanitarian pause’ in the war against Hamas — what, if anything, does that mean?
The word 'pause' has a different connotation than 'cease-fire' and its definition is elusive
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Fast Forward Leading Israeli leftists rebuke progressives elsewhere for failing to condemn Hamas
They say there is ‘no contradiction’ between denouncing both Hamas’ brutality and the 'Israeli occupation’
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Fast Forward White House blasts Fox News after host Mark Levin questions Wolf Blitzer’s Holocaust bona fides
Mark Levin called Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper "self-hating Jews"
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Fast Forward 30 days after Oct. 7, a Jewish world wracked by grief is marking a traditional milestone of mourning
Shloshim ceremonies are complicated by the fact that the communal loss does not line up with the timelines of many of the families of those who died
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
In Case You Missed It
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Oct. 7: One Year Later On the eve of this grim anniversary, what we can — and cannot — control
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Fast Forward Antisemitism hits record high in the U.S.; new report shows most-ever incidents in single year
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Culture He founded the Harlem Globetrotters and is the shortest man in the basketball hall of fame. A new book tells his story.
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Oct. 7: One Year Later One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning
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