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 Some Jewish musicians are asking Jewish critics of Israel to stop singing their songs at protests
"I cannot condone that organization using my song officially," Shoshana Jedwab said about IfNotNow
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Fast Forward Since Oct. 7, antisemitism has exploded online in China. Here’s why.
Anti-Jewish sentiment is closely related to anti-Western sentiment in China
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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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Culture Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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Culture Oct. 7 changed Howard Jacobson. But his new novel is as defiant as ever.
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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