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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Culture Reeling from tragedy and seeking support, Israel has a social media strategy — and it involves a lot of Harry Potter
Three weeks into the war, Israel is posting messages with pop stars, movie stars and a (once) beloved author
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Fast Forward Cornell’s idyllic campus shaken by graphic threats against Jewish students
Messages citing Hamas trigger action by FBI, New York’s governor and state police counterterrorism unit
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Opinion How the Israel-Hamas war could spiral into a global conflagration — with the U.S. deeply engaged
Not since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has Washington undertaken so large a military buildup
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Fast Forward Artforum staff resign in protest after editor fired over publication of anti-Israel open letter
'I have no regrets,' David Velasco, who had worked at the magazine since 2005, told the New York Times
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Art After the massacre, a profound abyss that one Tel Aviv tattoo artist is trying to fill with art
Inbal Hoffman used holes as a motif in her art; now they have taken on new meaning
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Fast Forward ‘Jews not allowed’: As Erdogan praises Hamas, antisemitism rages on the ground in Turkey
Anti-Israel banners and graffiti, along with Palestinian flags, have become commonplace across Istanbul
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Fast Forward White House convenes summit to address spike in campus antisemitism during Israel-Hamas war
The meeting will take place at the Department of Education, and later this week, the secretary of education will travel to a campus for a roundtable with Jewish students
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Fast Forward A Harry Potter fan’s murder reverberates from Israel to Boston
The death of a grandmother and her granddaughter with special needs shocked family members in the United States
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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
In Case You Missed It
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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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