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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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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Opinion I teach Israel studies at NYU. We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses
The campus protests are often adopting some of the most extreme rhetoric from the region
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Opinion An open letter to the Columbia University Gaza war protesters from a pro-Palestinian activist in Israel
Student activists are denying Jews the rights and dignity that they seek for Palestinians, writes a rabbi, author and Columbia alumna
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