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 ‘This is our second independence war,’ Netanyahu declares as Israeli troops battle inside Gaza
U.N. says Gaza residents broke into storehouses to get basic supplies as humanitarian crises deepens
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Fast Forward Mike Pence drops out of presidential race, appeals to Republicans not to elect an ‘unmoored’ populist
Pence made clear that he did not want Donald Trump to be reelected, framing his concerns in the context of Israel's war with Hamas
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Opinion The ‘politics of respectability’ must end now for American Jews
Playing by the rules got us far. But the antisemitic tide since 10/7 means there are no rules anymore.
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Fast Forward Israeli forces on ground in Gaza, where communications blackout and airstrikes combine to create ‘worst night’ ever
“There is no service or connection, but I’m still alive till now”
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Opinion As Harvard president, I am committed to tackling the pernicious antisemitism on our campus
"For years this university has done too little to confront its continuing presence"
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Fast Forward Harvard president, citing history and ‘resurgence’ of antisemitism, appoints advisers to help root it out
‘This university has done too little to confront' the 'lingering presence' of antisemitism, says Claudine Gay. 'No longer’
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Fast Forward Jewish security group warns Brooklyn Jews to stay away from pro-Palestinian rally on Shabbat calling to ‘Flood Brooklyn for Gaza’
Held by the activist group Within Our Lifetime, the Saturday rally comes after protests featuring rhetoric celebrating Hamas’ attack on Israel have unnerved some Jewish New Yorkers
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Fast Forward Fighting underway inside Gaza as Israel says it will ‘expand’ operations but not to full extent planned
Both U.S. and Israeli officials told ABC News that the incursion was not the ground invasion that Israel has threatened
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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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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Fast Forward Elected PA Jewish judge leaves Democratic party, citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism
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Fast Forward At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Israeli report on ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability
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News Mamdani supersizes NYC hate crimes office, as tensions simmer over synagogue protests