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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News US Jewish day schools are enrolling Israeli children who have been displaced by war
“Our parents are tripping over each other to try to make these families feel welcome,” one school leader said
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Fast Forward Former Maryland governor ditches Harvard gig, citing school’s tepid response to Israel war and antisemitism
"Harvard's failure to immediately and forcefully denounce the antisemitic vitriol from these students is in my opinion a moral stain on the university," wrote Larry Hogan.
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Forwarding the News Hostage number grows, Israel prepped to invade and the latest from the war front
Antisemitic graffiti discovered at schools in the U.S. and shuls in Spain, Republican Orthodox Jews embrace Biden for pro-Israel stance, and remembering a murdered synagogue president.
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Reporter's Notebook From a kabbalist’s grave to a destroyed kibbutz: Inside an IDF press tour
The stench of burned bodies stuck to my hair for two days, and I was uncomfortable parachuting in and out
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Fast Forward Thousands of Haredi men volunteer to serve in Israeli army amid war in Gaza
The group generally avoids military service, but has signed up for duty in the wake of historic attack
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Fast Forward More than half of House Democrats endorse Biden’s backing of Israel in Hamas war
Some of the letter’s signatories have been outspoken critics of Israel in the past
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Fast Forward Spain-Israel tensions flare and multiple Spanish synagogues are hit with anti-Israel graffiti
Ione Belarra, Spain’s acting social rights minister, called to “urgently suspend diplomatic relations with the state of Israel”
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Fast Forward Thousands of Germans and wide range of politicians show up to pro-Israel Berlin rally
It was likely the largest in Europe since Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7.
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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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Fast Forward Hurricane Milton forces Florida Jews to rethink Yom Kippur plans
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Film & TV In a searing new documentary, unimaginable pain and suffering in the West Bank
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Culture Why Jews see pomegranates as symbols of both love and war
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Fast Forward College campuses mark Oct. 7 anniversary with rallies and protests — but largely not confrontation
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