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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Politics Kamala Harris did the impossible, and said exactly the right thing about Israel and Gaza
The Democratic candidate finally spoke about her position on Israel's war against Hamas — and revealed her pragmatism
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Politics Harris makes a forceful case for Israel’s security — and Palestinian self-determination — in DNC address
To rousing applause, Harris condemned Hamas and the atrocities of Oct. 7
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Politics Democrats deny mainstage spot to pro-Palestinian group after parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin appear
A spokesman for Uncommitted later said that DNC officials came out of the convention center several times to see if they could arrive at a compromise
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Fast Forward From protest skits to full-time surveillance, universities and Jewish groups hope to change the campus climate as the school year begins
Schools are improvising different ways to keep Jewish students safe as campus protests seem likely to continue
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Fast Forward One-third of college students are hostile to Jews or Israel, Brandeis U study finds
The study found that smaller slivers of students held both kinds of beliefs
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Politics ‘Uncommitted’ delegates start sit-in at DNC to demand Palestinian speak from the main stage
After stirring speech from the parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the activists said the party left them with no choice
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Politics Watch: How Israeli-American hostage family Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin brought the DNC to tears
Their son Hersh was taken hostage on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward One of Israel’s flag bearers in the Paralympics is a survivor of Oct. 7
Berdichevsky, the No. 41 ranked men’s wheelchair tennis player in the world, hid with his family for 14 hours as Hamas attacked their kibbutz on Oct. 7
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