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IDF advancing into Lebanon to prevent ‘direct fire’ on Israel

Hezbollah has been launching rocket attacks on northern Israel in retaliation for Israel’s strikes on Iran

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Israeli soldiers are seen along the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on March 2, 2026 (Flash90)

Student society gives advice on ‘collective grief’ after Khamenei killed

A charity under investigation for its alleged links to the regime also held a vigil for the Ayatollah, who was killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday

By Jane Prinsley

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The Absocs advised students on their mental health during this period (Photo: Instagram)

Who were the seven top Iranian officials killed alongside Khamenei?

Iran’s supreme leader was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, bringing his nearly 40-year rule to an end

By Daniel Ben-David

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The IDF announces all senior terrorist leaders of Iran’s Axis of Terror have been eliminated (Credit: X)

Iran had enough enriched uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs, claims Witkoff

The US special envoy told the media that Iranian negotiators had boasted openly of the Islamic Republic’s atomic capabilities during crunch talks in Geneva

By Jacob Jaffa

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US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Jared Kushner (L) hold a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi (R) in Geneva amid indirect talks with Iranian officials (Getty Images)

Xavi Simons of Tottenham Hotspur and Oscar Hojlund of Eintracht Frankfurt during the match on January 28 (Photo: Getty)

Sport

Spurs fined after fans’ ‘disgusting’ Nazi salutes in Germany

By Ben Conway

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Israeli soldiers patrol a street during a military operation in the Askar refugee camp in eastern Nablus, West Bank, March 2, 2026 (Credit: Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP via Getty Images)

IDF

Israel calls up 100,000 reservists in preparation for prolonged war with Iran

By Daniel Ben-David

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Zack Polanski said the the US 'dragging the UK into another illegal war does not make us any more safe' (Photo: ITV/X)

Green Party

Green Party calls for UK to cut ties with ‘rogue states’ US and Israel

Zack Polanski says America following ‘law of the jungle’ as his deputy faces row over attending rally against Iran strikes

By Jane Prinsley

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David Hayes (left) and student rabbi Richard Allen Greene (Photo: David Ehrlich)

Sheffield

Third bar mitzvah...is a first for the rabbi

By JC Reporter

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Iran

Israel in talks with Gulf states after Iran strikes civilian areas

By Jamie Shapiro

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Bernard Lewis, pictured in 1983 (Courtesy)

Death

Bernard Lewis, Jewish founder of River Island, dies aged 100

By Jamie Shapiro

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Chief Rabbi: We hope for new miracle of Purim in war with Iran and pray for those who seek a safer, peaceful world

IDF begins ‘offensive campaign’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket attacks

Khamenei’s death: How the Islamic Republic’s fall could reshape the Middle East

Mixed reception for plan for schools to become part of trusts

Woman killed and more than 20 injured in Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv

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Operation Roaring Lion

More Americans will ‘likely’ die as Iran War continues, says Trump

The US president indicated that the fighting could continue for weeks, saying: ‘It’s always been a four-week process

By Jamie Shapiro

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US President Donald Trump (C) oversees 'Operation Epic Fury' with (L-R) Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles at Mar-a-Lago on February 28, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

New York State

Anti-Israel climate in Mamdani’s New York a warning to all Jews, says antisemitism expert

‘Darker forces – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood’ helped fuel the radicalisation of US campuses and wider public life, David Harris tells JC audience

By Jamie Shapiro

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David Harris speaking at South Hampstead Synagogue at JC event (With courtesy)

Iran

US will ‘never’ allow Iran to build nuclear bomb, claims Trump in State of the Union address

The president’s speech, which lasted a record 107 minutes, was interrupted multiple times as he was heckled by Democratic lawmakers

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 (Getty Images)

Aliyah

‘I won’: 96-year-old Auschwitz survivor makes aliyah surrounded by four generations of her family

Charlotte Roth officially became an Israeli citizen at a ceremony in Tel Aviv

By Siam Goorwich

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Charlotte Roth, pictured with some of her family, on the day she officially became an Israeli citizen (Picture: Nefesh b'Nefesh)

World news

IDF troops on the border of Lebanon (Image: Getty Images)

Purim

IDF troops in Lebanon read the Megillah for Purim

By Jamie Shapiro

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gestures as he delivers a statement (Credit: Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Operation Roaring Lion

Government U-turns on allowing American access to British bases

By Jane Prinsley

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Iranians gathered in Westminster on Day two of Iran war (Image: Elliott Franks)

Operation Roaring Lion

‘Thank you Israel,’ chant thousands of Iranian dissidents in London

By Jamie Shapiro

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An RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth at RAF Akrotiri following a strike mission on January 12, 2024 (Getty Images)

Iran

RAF base hit by drone strike in Cyprus

By Jacob Jaffa

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president at Natanz uranium enrichment facility (Getty)

Operation Roaring Lion

Former Iran president who wanted Israel ‘wiped off the map’ killed in air strike

By JC Reporter

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Iranians and Jews celebrating in London (Image: Instagram/@lidz89)

Iran protests 2026

‘I cried, I cheered and I cried again’: London’s Iranians and Jews share hope and joy

By Jamie Shapiro

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Israel strikes Iran

The threat from Iran: Israeli security officials inspect a building in Tel Aviv hit by an Iranian missile last night (Getty Images)

Half of Iran’s ballistic launchers destroyed, Israeli officials say

Air strikes against the Islamic Republic will continue ‘as long as necessary’ pledges defence minister

By JC Reporter

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Nine killed after Iranian missile hits building in Beit Shemesh Revealed: CIA report pinpointing Khameini location triggered launch of campaign against Iran regime

UK News

Antisemitism on campus

Schools roadshow helps Jewish students to be their proud selves at university

I-gnite’s scheme prepares sixth-formers for campus life

By Ben Conway

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Jonathan Sacerdoti, Karen Cinnamon from ‘Your Jewish Life’, and Dov Forman in conversation with students at I-gnite’s 2025 Pre-Uni Prep (Photo: Danielle Manson)

Israel strikes Iran

Be vigilant about security after outbreak of war with Iran, community advised

CST warns conflict in Middle East brings heightened risk

By Simon Rocker

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Be vigilant about security after outbreak of war with Iran, community advised

Israel strikes Iran

Defence secretary avoids voicing support for strikes on Iran

UK government maintains equivocal position on US-Israel joint campaign after refusing to provide use of air bases

By Simon Rocker

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Defence Secretary John Healey (Getty Images)

West Midlands Police

Jewish former officer to oversee antisemitism training at West Midlands Police

Mat Shaer retired in 2023 after more than three decades in the force, including 10 years as head of hate crimes

By Daniel Ben-David

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Opinion

How Iran’s missile strikes reunited Gulf states against Tehran

The Islamic Republic may have hoped the attacks would force its Arab neighbours to demand the US end the military campaign with Israel. Instead, it has stiffened their resolve

By Marc J Sievers

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A drone strike ignited a fire at Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel (Image: X)

By Stephen Pollard

Joy and hope for people of Iran – but Keir Starmer has made Britain a spineless irrelevance

In refusing to use force, Prime Minister reveals a mindset unable to deal with reality of evil regimes

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By Lauren Dagan Amos

Modi in Jerusalem: India, Israel and the making of a strategic alliance

From defence cooperation to free trade and regional connectivity projects, the partnership is expanding in scope and ambition

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By Stephen Pollard

The Greens’ dangerous mainstreaming of sectarian Muslim politics

As troubling as the election irregularities in Gorton and Denton are, the real story is how the mobilisation of anti-Israel communities can shape British elections

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By Maureen Lipman

Our friends bear scars of more disc hits than Stevie Wonder

Some are anxious about forgetting words and some are visiting “Fall Clinics”. Some are faffing with hearing aids which require phone tapping

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By Jules Older

Is it bad for the Jews to keep asking ‘Is it bad for the Jews’?

My deeply unscientific research project into whether other ethnic minorities have similar anxieties

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By The JC Leader

Purim’s enduring lesson: strength, pride and the refusal to bow

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks observed that the festival’s jollity exists so that we can live with the risks of being Jewish, ‘without being terrified, traumatised or intimidated’

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