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UNRWA social worker Faisal Ali Mussalem al-Naami (rear), carrying the body of a murdered Israeli man, is seen along with another terrorist at Kibbutz Be'eri, Oct. 7, 2023. (Image: Screenshot: South First Responders/Telegram)

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Trump

Trump announces ‘peace deal’ with Iran

By JC Reporter

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(Illustrative)Police and protesters outside the Great Israeli Real Estate show at the United Synagogue, Edgware, on June 14, 2026 (Elliott Franks)

Pro-Palestine protests

Police make 14 arrests after clashes at protest outside synagogue

Pro-Palestine protesters had claimed that a real estate event at the synagogue was being used to sell of land in West Bank settlements, which had been denied by organisers

By JC Reporter

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King's Birthday Honours

Change-makers, educators and charity heads recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List

By Alma Green

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Palestine flags among the Irish fans during a Euro 2024 qualifier match against Greece on October 13, 2023 (photo: Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)

Ireland

Ireland v Israel to take place at neutral venue and without fans over pro-Palestine protest fears

By Ben Conway

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Hezbollah

Israel strikes Hezbollah in Beirut following cross-border attack

By JC Reporter

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World Cup 2026

Opinion: From Mussolini to Iran: the politics of the World Cup

Could England face Iran at the 2026 World Cup?

Rabbi, who’s going to win the World Cup?

World Cup 2026: Jewish England fans pray for victory at the Western Wall

Swiss World Cup squad trains with 500 students at San Diego Jewish school

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World Cup 2026

Palestinian FA chief denied entry to US for World Cup

The US State Department has not offered any explanation as to why Jibril Rajoub was not issued a visa to attend the tournament

By JC Reporter

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President of the Palestine FA Jibril Rajoub during the 76th Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada, on April 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Trump calls off Iran strikes claiming peace deal approved

Iranian media denies that any agreement has been reached

By Jessica Russack-Hoffman

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US President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026 (Getty Images)

Donald Trump

US will ‘take Kharg Island’ in ‘not too distant future’, Trump claims

The island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, is home to the lion’s share of Iran’s oil processing infrastructure

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump attends game three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on June 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

Summer camp

Major Jewish summer camp operator goes bust

Thirty camps owned by Simad Holdings will open as planned this summer despite a bankruptcy court ruling

By Daniel Ben-David

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Blue Star Camps, owned by Simad Holdings (YouTube/BlueStarCamps)

World news

Israeli medical team at the neonatal unit in the underground bomb shelter built into the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, on April 9, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

The Lancet

World Medical Association opposes call to suspend Israeli membership

By Ben Conway

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Yahya Sinwar, chief of the Hamas terrorist organisation in Gaza, waves to a crowd (Credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s handwritten October 7 invasion notes goes on display

By Daniel Ben-David

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Dr Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Photo: courtesy)

United Nations

I documented the horrors of October 7 but colleagues watered it down, claims UN torture rapporteur

By Jane Prinsley

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Letter from Jerusalem

After that X-rated phone call, just what is the sworn truth about Trump and Netanyahu?

By Natalie Lisbona

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Ben Ladany by Big Ben last year (left) and standing in the same spot on his recent visit to London

Israel

IDF hero shares the seven lessons learnt for the seven bullets that almost claimed his life in Gaza

By Alma Green

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman among 350 film stars backing Israeli director forced out of French festival

By Daniel Ben-David

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Unrwa

US foreign aid watchdog finds more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas and October 7

USAid inspector general recommends blacklisting current and former agency staffers, including school teachers and medical professionals, from humanitarian programmes

By Mike Wagenheim

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Swiss teen to go on trial over brutal stabbing of Orthodox man Celebrated Berlin bakery closes saying staff suffered ‘constant abuse’ since October 7

UK News

Palestine Action

Palestine Action activists jailed over Elbit factory raid

Four defendants sentenced to seven years and eight months, five years, five years, and four years and eight months, respectively

By JC Reporter

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Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court ahead of a hearing where Palestine Action activists were jailed on June 12, 2026 (PA)

Court and Crime

Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists over Elbit raid

More than 70 protestors arrested outside court on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation

By JC Reporter

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(Illustrative) Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, on June 12, 2026, ahead of a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems (PA)

Gaza flotilla

Flotilla leader sanctioned by US over ‘Hamas links’ invited to Parliament

‘Astonishing’ event involved Green, Labour and Independent MPs

By Jane Prinsley

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Kamel Abu Keshek (centre) at the event in Parliament (Photo: Instagram)

Sports

Meet Mr Strong, Britain’s Jewish powerlifting champion

Synagogue-goer Craig Strong of Chigwell, Essex, took up the sport four years ago as a hobby – and now he’s a local Samson

By Lianne Kolirin

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Opinion

Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

The reported agreement appears to restore much of the pre-war status quo, leave Iran's missile programme and proxy network untouched, and potentially tie Jerusalem's hands in Lebanon

By Jonathan Spyer

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US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Gilad Erdan – the dark horse who could perhaps decide Israel’s next government

With neither Netanyahu nor the opposition likely to secure a parliamentary majority, a new party led by the former UN ambassador could hold the balance of power after the elections

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By Lottie Cannon

For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

I think sometimes adults accidentally trap young Jews inside narratives of fear. Yes, the hatred is real but I do not want it to become the defining story of my year abroad

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By Tanya Gold

Network at 50: the film that predicted our disordered world

Written by Sidney “Paddy” Chayefsky, the Jewish genius of American screenwriting, the brilliant movie foretold reality TV, the hard left and the ebbing of liberal democracy

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By Alex Hearn

Zeteo UK won’t speak truth to power – only grievances to its echo chamber

At Mehdi Hasan’s new “progressive” platform, the staff tend to share a certain worldview, particularly on Israel, where every bias points in the same direction

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By Sara Conway

Antisemitism has become normalised – and Barnet Council is determined to fight it

We are proudly home to the UK’s largest Jewish population and together with the police, local faith and community leaders, the CST and Shomrim, we will do everything to confront this hatred and strengthen cohesion

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By Zoe Strimpel

My Jewish supermarket sweep – spoiler, the winner isn’t M&S

Some chains have a distinctly more ‘kosher’ flavour than others – particularly in an era when politics and activism can determine whether Israeli dates or Palestinian beer make it onto the shelves

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