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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Opinion When you discuss antisemitism this Thanksgiving, do not mince words
We have to fight Jew-hatred in the classroom, in the workplace and in the media
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Fast Forward Elon Musk says he’ll donate X ad revenue to hospitals in Israel and Gaza as advertisers flee over antisemitism
Musk did not detail his donation plans. He has faced blowback for endorsing antisemitic content and failing to curb Hamas material
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Fast Forward It’s official: Israel approves deal with Hamas to free at least 50 hostages in exchange for pause in fighting
The deal is a milestone in the global campaign for the release of the 240 hostages taken captive by the terror group on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward For US officials, Israeli hostage deal brings joy — and hard questions about how much more war to support
As Israel pauses its war with Hamas to allow for the release of hostages, it will face questions about how, and whether, it restarts its war to defeat the terror group behind the abductions
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Books Mosab Abu Toha isn’t the first Palestinian writer targeted by Israel
The poet was released Tuesday after two days in captivity. While the reason for his detention remains unclear, Israeli authorities have arrested and jailed celebrated Palestinian writers in the past.
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Opinion Israel’s hostage deal makes the best of an impossible situation
In a conflict marked by moral absolutism, today’s hostage deal is a triumph of difficult compromise
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Opinion Israel must save the hostages at any cost
The Israeli government has a moral responsibility to get our people back from the hands of the murderous Hamas regime
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Fast Forward Hostages’ families ask for empty seats at Thanksgiving tables to raise awareness
Relatives of 9 Americans taken hostage launch Seats of Hope initiative to honor missing loved ones
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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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Fast Forward Israel bars YouTuber Tyler Oliveira from entering country, citing ‘harassment of Jews’ on social media
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News Hochul makes play for Orthodox voters with tuition relief and synagogue buffer zones
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News Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel
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Yiddish „צײַטזאָנע“ — אַ ציקל לידער פֿון דזשייק שנײַדער‘Time Zone’ — poetry by Jake Schneider
דער מחבר איז אַן אַמעריקאַנער־געבוירענער ייִדיש־אַקטיוויסט, פּאָעט און איבערזעצער אין בערלין.