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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Fast Forward ‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained
It’s a phrase that Jewish watchdogs call antisemitic, that has caused at least one pro-Palestinian commentator to lose a job — and that Tlaib has walked back in the past
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Opinion Rep. Tlaib’s Israel-Hamas statements were offensive. Censuring her was even worse
The House censure was an abuse of power, a denigration of the Congress and a successful political trap set by Republicans
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Fast Forward Jewish media publish open letter against rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7 attacks
A ‘second, global front’ is emerging, statement says, ‘targeting Jews on campus, at work, on streets and at home’
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Opinion Israel’s war is the biggest threat to Jewish peoplehood
A time of crisis is a time to remember the compassion and justice at the heart of Jewish teachings
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News ‘We can’t criminalize everyone’: Jamaal Bowman floats a progressive response to campus antisemitism
Bowman's letter to the White House comes amid a flurry of other messages from members of Congress that he says encourage "punitive" responses to campus hate
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Fast Forward Education secretary: Colleges could face funding cuts if they don’t address antisemitism
Cardona linked his department's warning to a spike in antisemitic incidents on campuses since Hamas terrorists struck Israel on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Flowers, candles and anger at LA street corner where a Jewish pro-Israel protester was killed
One woman chalked a Star of David onto the sidewalk around bloodstains left when Paul Kessler fell
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Fast Forward In a rare move, the U.S. House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
The vote was sure to sharpen divides among Democrats over the war, with some Democrats vehemently defending Tlaib's right to use the term "from the river to the sea" and others saying the term signifies the elimination of Israel
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