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 ‘Merry Ham-mas’: Australian Kmart removes Christmas ham bag from shelves after Jewish group complains
The text is printed on the ham bag in festive red and green lettering, with a Christmas tree replacing the first “A”
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Fast Forward ‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite over what they’d advise Netanyahu about Hamas
The Republican Jewish Coalition got two questions, a first for a Jewish group
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News Urban Israelis are flocking to the Gaza border to tend farms that are suddenly without workers
Hamas' Oct. 7 attack has put the area's agricultural economy at risk as foreign workers have evacuated and farms have been damaged
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Fast Forward With the Jerusalem Biennale canceled due to war, participating artists mount 3 exhibits in New York
The shows at the Heller Museum and the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan will serve as a satellite version of the festival, with other exhibits planned across the world
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents up 800% in the Netherlands since Oct. 7, Dutch watchdog reports
“It is very worrying that Jews in the Netherlands are held responsible for conflicts taking place in the Middle East,” read a report by the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel
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News After altercation at Israel protest led to his death, lifelong friends grieve ‘kind, gentle’ Paul Kessler
Paul Kessler knew how to dress and how to fly a plane. The Jewish friends he grew up with in Scranton are reeling from his death
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to more than 20 campus newspapers
The ad has so far been accepted for publication in five papers
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian protester interrupts Jewish Cornell student’s recounting of antisemitic death threats during House hearing on campus speech
The hearing focused on free speech and antisemitism on college campuses, with some Republicans questioning whether pro-Hamas speech should be punished
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