Welcome to 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 Citing antisemitism, House Republicans take aim at universities’ funding, tax exemptions and visas
Republicans are seizing on a headline-grabbing topic in an election year
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Fast Forward Police raid Columbia University building occupied by anti-Israel protesters, arresting dozens
The dramatic crackdown marked the second time that Columbia’s president asked the NYPD to intervene against the protesters
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News ‘Dear Parents’: How colleges are trying to spin the protests for the people paying the bills
Emails meant to reassure sometimes don’t
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Opinion My Columbia classmates are calling for intifada. I just want to go to college.
The occupation of Hamilton Hall by protesters is the latest action making life on campus difficult for Jewish students
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Fast Forward ‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment
Student protesters received several concessions from the university, including a promised vote on divestment
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Fast Forward Columbia threatens to expel students who took over building, as Northwestern students agree to dismantle anti-Israel encampment
Columbia students draped an “intifada” banner down Hamilton Hall, a university building that has been the site of student takeovers in the past
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Opinion Which elite university figured out how to handle anti-Israel protests? Hint: It’s in Israel
At Ben Gurion University, protesters wore keffiyehs, brandished Palestinian flags and cheered fiery speeches. Then everyone ‘went back to class together’
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News ‘No divestment, no commencement’: Students fear protests will upend their college graduations
'I’m sad for her that this is how her college career is ending,' one mother said of her graduating senior
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Fast Forward Trump says Jews would deserve much of the blame if he loses
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Culture Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy
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Opinion This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now?
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Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
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Opinion A maelstrom around Rashida Tlaib shows how broken discourse about the war has become
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Fast Forward Sitcom star encourages non-Jews like her to hang mezuzahs on their homes
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Antisemitism Notebook Why antisemitic politicians pose a quandary for Jewish leaders
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Fast Forward Trump said he wants to deport immigrants by ‘serial numbers’
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