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.
Israel-Hamas War
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Fast Forward Meta oversight board will rule — at unusual speed — on two deleted posts related to Israel-Hamas war
The ruling could affect how Facebook and Instagram police content about the conflict
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Fast Forward Under fire, Harvard and UPenn presidents condemn calling for genocide of Jews
Penn’s president promised to launch a process to clarify and evaluate the school’s policies regarding speech on campus. She said calls for genocide of Jews are “evil, plain and simple"
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Fast Forward Criticism mounts against UPenn president after she declines to say calls for genocide of Jews constitute harassment
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the latest to lambast a contentious exchange between presidents of elite universities and a congressional committee examining the spike in antisemitism on campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
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Politics Jamaal Bowman faces primary challenge after drawing fire from Jewish constituents over Israel criticism
George Latimer, the Westchester County executive, on Wednesday announced a Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Jamaal Bowman
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Fast Forward German state of Saxony-Anhalt now requires citizenship applicants to sign statement in support of Israel
The new state law is fueled by concerns over antisemitism
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News A Jewish dad says he’s afraid to light a menorah this Hanukkah. So he’s asking non-Jews to display them in solidarity.
Adam Kulbersh’s “Project Menorah” campaign encourages non-Jews to display menorahs in their windows as an expression of solidarity during Hanukkah
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: I’m in college, and I refuse to choose between #standwithIsrael and #freePalestine
Polarization is a strategy, not an inevitability. We can choose solidarity with two peoples
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Looking Forward ‘People thought we were dead’: They spent 27 hours under fire from Hamas — then Netanyahu used their home for an Elon Musk photo op
How YouTube cartoons, a child's comb, Bamba and psalms helped a young family survive Oct. 7
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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