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 New website documents Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas with chilling interactive map
Every murder and kidnapping is pinpointed with a red or black dot on oct7map.com
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Fast Forward Jewish schools to colleges: Don’t recruit our students unless you can guarantee their safety
“The privilege is for these universities to educate our students, not the other way around,” one school leader told families
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Opinion What the ‘genocide’ charge in this war gets right — and wrong
Genocide is an emotionally powerful word, but also a dangerous one
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Culture The story of a mother whose sons were taken hostage by Hamas is now an animated film
Oscar-nominated animator Yoni Goodman’s 'Disaster' does not rely on sensationalism
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Opinion The Israeli-Palestinian discourse on campus is even more terrifying than the Hamas attack
Fundamentalism has taken over the humanities. Curiosity has been replaced by closed-mindedness; creativity stifled by uniformity
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Fast Forward ‘Where are their allies now?’ Governor calls on New Yorkers to stand up to antisemites
Gov. Kathy Hochul addressed New Yorkers on rising threats against Jewish students and others amid the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward Protesters disrupt Blinken as he asks Senate for emergency wartime funding for Israel
The committee chairwoman asked the Capitol police to remove protesters from the room at least six times
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivors and their descendants thank Biden for Israel support
‘What is happening today brings back my terrible memories,’ wrote one
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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 This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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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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Oct. 7: One Year Later At Oct. 7 memorial ceremonies across Israel, searing grief and political tensions are on full display
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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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