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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Opinion Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard was necessary but insufficient
The bungling of campus antisemitism is not about one person’s failures, but broader moral rot at our nation's universities
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Fast Forward Israeli soldier Amichai Oster, son of Jewish journalist, is killed in Gaza
The 24-year-old reservist rushed back to Israel from the United States after Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Is Alan Dershowitz going to represent Israel at the International Court of Justice?
Israel will appear to contest South Africa's recent claim that it is commiting genocide in Gaza
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Opinion How culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard’s president to resign
Claudine Gay’s enemies are not our friends
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Fast Forward Why a reported attack on a synagogue in India is not considered antisemitic
Community members are appealing to Israeli officials to speed up their immigration process, which has been notoriously slow for decades
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Fast Forward Top Hamas official assassinated in Beirut, reportedly by Israel
Saleh Al-Arouri, the deputy chair of Hamas’ political bureau, was released from Israeli prison in 2010 and took up a role leading the group from abroad
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary
The decision could catapult Israel into a constitutional and political crisis during a time of war
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Opinion ‘Proving’ rape is hard. Denialism makes it impossible
An obsessive focus on the particulars of how victims were violated on Oct. 7 misses the larger point
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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
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Fast Forward CA Gov. Newsom says he regrets apartheid comment, ‘reveres’ Israel in new interview
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News Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council
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Fast Forward Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse ‘litmus test’ for Democrats
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Opinion Passover’s 4 cups of meaning
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Fast Forward Tensions flare at Passover Seder over Mamdani’s inclusion
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Fast Forward NY candidate criticizes Israel on Hasan Piker’s show, sparking backlash in heavily Jewish swing district
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