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 US and Israeli embassies hit with bomb threats in Buenos Aires
Federal police evacuated the areas around the two embassies and helicopters patrolled the area
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News Amid divisions, Jews on the left find unity mourning victims and warning against Gaza ‘genocide’
Fallout from bloodshed in Israel opened 'fault lines' on the Jewish left. Israel's violent response brought it back together
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Opinion We are faculty at UC Berkeley, and are grievously disappointed by some student organizations’ support of Hamas
There are more than 300 signatories on a faculty letter condemning the attacks on Israel
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Fast Forward At one New Jersey Jewish school, four families mourn relatives killed in Israel
For faculty and parents in North American day schools, the violence in Israel is a family affair
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Opinion Why won’t UC Berkeley condemn the hate speech of people who celebrate a pogrom?
Campuses have split over how to protect free speech and students. This war has proved their failure
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Fast Forward World Jewish Congress head Ron Lauder threatens to pull University of Pennsylvania funding, citing antisemitism
Lauder says timing of controversial Palestinian literary event held at Penn a week before Hamas attacks 'couldn't have been worse'
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News ‘Kidnapped’ posters calling attention to Israeli hostages keep getting torn down
A grassroots campaign in NYC to raise awareness of the 200 hostages Hamas captured in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel has sparked tensions
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Forwarding the News Biden lands in Israel as war escalates with Gaza hospital explosion
IDF kills Hamas senior commander, Berlin synagogue firebombed, how Elon Musk may get involved in the war, and we report onboard the cruise ship evacuating U.S. citizens from Israel to Cyprus.
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