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 Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary
A play about campus Israel tensions was a finalist for another prize
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Fast Forward A Jewish nonprofit may have accidentally caused Michigan to drop charges against pro-Palestinian activists
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a letter supporting her from a local group had undercut the case
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Opinion Is Israel really going to reoccupy Gaza? Ask Trump
With the president about to visit the Middle East, Netanyahu is testing his pacifist instincts
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Fast Forward Israel adopts plan to conquer and occupy Gaza, in a shift for war’s goals
Israeli military leaders say the plan could threaten the lives of the remaining hostages
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Fast Forward Campus encampments return one year later, and pro-Palestinian protests spark 15 arrests
Pro-Palestinian protests at Swarthmore College, UCLA, and Rutgers lead to arrests
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Fast Forward A Jewish city attorney is going after pro-Palestinian protesters. Her Oct. 7 tweets are making it complicated.
Hydee Feldstein Soto, the LA city attorney, also announced charges related to last year's UCLA encampment
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Fast Forward Kehlani responds to Cornell concert cancellation: ‘I am not antisemitic’
Some Cornell students are organizing an alternative concert in response to the cancellation
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News Why Zohran Mamdani believes he’ll win over Jewish voters, as Israel critic surges to second behind Cuomo in NYC mayoral race
Mamdani, a Muslim, is beating Cuomo with young voters
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Fast Forward Ye debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ music video that includes a sample of a Hitler speech
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Culture Cardinals are Catholic, not Jewish — so why do they all wear yarmulkes?
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Fast Forward Student suspended for ‘F— the Jews’ video defends himself on antisemitic podcast
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Opinion This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective
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Yiddish קאָנצערט לכּבֿוד דעם ייִדישן שרײַבער און רעדאַקטאָר באָריס סאַנדלערConcert honoring Yiddish writer and editor Boris Sandler
דער בעל־שׂימחה האָט יאָרן לאַנג געדינט ווי דער רעדאַקטאָר פֿונעם ייִדישן פֿאָרווערטס.
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Fast Forward Trump’s new pick for surgeon general blames the Nazis for pesticides on our food
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Fast Forward Jewish feud over Trump escalates with open letter in The New York Times
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