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.
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Fast Forward As Kfir Bibas turns 1 in captivity, supporters from Tel Aviv to Davos mark ‘the saddest birthday in the world’
Kfir Bibas was the youngest Israeli taken hostage on Oct. 7 and, with his brother, the only child left in Gaza after a ceasefire deal in November
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Fast Forward ‘Nasty Palestinians’: Israel director for leading Canadian Jewish group hit over columns
David Weinberg, who runs the Israel office at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, has argued that 'humanitarian concerns' should 'be relegated to the sidelines' during the Gaza war
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Culture ‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse?
Can being hot online really contribute to #freepalestine or #releasethehostages?
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Letters Our event was a mourning procession for murdered Israeli and Palestinian children, not an ‘antisemitic incident’
A recent photo implied that a silent march was one of the ADL's 3,000 acts of antisemitism
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Fast Forward Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace remain suspended as new semester begins
A university official said the groups have not yet agreed to adhere to rules that would allow their reinstatement
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Fast Forward Ann Arbor school board endorses call for cease-fire in Israel and Gaza
The vote followed a contentious meeting and made the Michigan district one of the first in the United States to pass a ceasefire resolution
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Fast Forward No, New York libraries aren’t closing because of funding for Israel
A subset of New Yorkers railing against cuts to the city’s public library budget has blamed Israeli 'genocide'
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Fast Forward Ben & Jerry’s board calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The statement did not mention Hamas or the hostages the terror group has held in Gaza since it invaded Israel on Oct. 7
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