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.
Israel-Hamas War
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News Israeli American professor to be honored at Columbia commencement amid campus protests
Negotiations continue between the administration and protesters as some wonder how graduation will proceed
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Fast Forward Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest
Waldman’s husband, the author Michael Chabon, drew attention to her arrest from their home in California
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Fast Forward Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue
Emory University, Emerson College, USC and Minnesota also experienced upheaval from the breakups of pro-Palestinian encampments
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Fast Forward USC cancels graduation amid tumult over Israel and Gaza
The decision was announced a day after police arrested protesters at the Los Angeles campus and at at several other campuses across the nation
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News Columbia’s campus is rocked by protests. The surrounding neighborhood? Not so much
Residents of Morningside Heights say it's business as usual in their Upper Manhattan community
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Fast Forward Brown president tries a less confrontational approach to students’ Gaza encampment
President Cristina Paxson said the tents are 'not an arrestable offense,' striking a sharp contrast with other universities cracking down on protests
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Fast Forward US and 17 other countries with hostages in Gaza call for their release in exchange for a ceasefire
The statement does not refer to Israel’s other goal in the war, which is to remove Hamas from power
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Fast Forward Brandeis extends transfer deadline, appealing to Jewish students distressed by campus anti-Israel unrest
President Ron Liebowitz announced the extension as encampment protests spread from Columbia University to other schools
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Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
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Fast Forward New poll shows sharp differences in how Modern Orthodox and Haredi will vote
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Fast Forward From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics
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Fast Forward Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit
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Fast Forward Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
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