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JNF UK

Student fellows join JNF UK on the ground in southern Israel

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Lawyer Simon Natas (right) at the press conference (Image: PA)

Courts

Lawyer for Palestine Action activist who hit police officer with sledgehammer says his sentence was ‘excessive’

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Spain

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 15 per cent last year, new study finds

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Aish’s new creative campaign steers Jews towards a meaningful new year

The ‘High Holy Ways Code’ continues Aish’s strategy of innovative and accessible guidance for Jewish festivals

By Ben Conway

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Pages 10 and 11 from the booklet (credit: Aish)

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan’s texts and emails to be searched amid Palantir Met Police row

Unions and activists have urged the government to drop the US-based AI firm’s contracts with the force, as well as the NHS, due to its links with the IDF and the Trump administration

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Southport

Royal Geographical Society publishes paper linking Southport ‘anti-Muslim pogroms’ to ‘Zionist financiers’

The paper’s author, Kawtar Najib, suggested that ‘institutional Zionism is Islamophobic’ and is fuelling an ‘age of genocidal Islamophobia’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle in Southport on July 30, 2024 (Getty Images)

arson attacks

Jewish community outreach helped response to arson attacks, London Fire Brigade commander says

The brigade is ‘one hundred per cent prepared for anything’ ahead of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur this month

By Ben Conway

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Firefighters at Finchley Fire Station treating dummy casualties during the terror attack response demonstration (photo: Ben Conway)

Latest US news

IRGC

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

The British Overseas Territory has long been a haven for illicit business dealings due to its loose financial declaration requirements

By Jacob Jaffa

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

FBI

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

The group’s supporters were financing its terrorist activities through encrypted group chats on the social media app Telegram

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(Illustrative) A cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Jewish feminism

Feminist leader Gloria Steinem dies aged 92

Steinem rose to global fame as a key figure in the Second Wave feminist movement of the 1960s and ‘70s

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Gloria Steinem attends 'Rise, Girl, Rise' at 92NY on February 02, 2026 in New York City (Getty Images)

Iran

US hits IRGC targets around Hormuz as Iran strikes regional bases

The exchanges marked the most significant escalation between Washington and Tehran in weeks

By Melanie Swan

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The US embassy in Jerusalem has issued a security warning for American citizens in the region (Photo: Getty)

Latest Israel news

Jerusalem court extends detention for man accused of spiking baby food packets with sedatives

Multiple jars of Prinok fruit puree were found laced with benzodiazepines, the class of drugs used in anti-anxiety medications like Xanax

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(Illustrative) Baby food at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on February 3, 2022. There is no suggestion that the brands or supermarket pictured are affected (Flash90)

Israel-Iran War

Newly built Tel Aviv apartment block hit Iranian missile finally welcomes residents after repairs

The building was struck in March just a week before residents had been due to move in

By Melanie Swan

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12 Bilu Street apartment building (Image: The Craft)

Medicine

Coeliac Disease sufferers eat gluten with few symptoms in promising Israeli drug trial

Single injection of Teva’s antibody treatment ‘significantly reduced damage and inflammation in the small intestine’

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Woman holding her stomach suffering from abdominal pain (Image: Getty Images)

Football

Belgian mayor blocks Israeli football club from playing Europa League on ‘safety grounds’

The Israeli embassy in Belgium has offered to assist with security to ensure the match can go ahead

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Leuven's Mayor Mohamed Ridouani (Image: Getty Images)

World News

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Letter from Jerusalem

Have the strictly Orthodox Israelis who long to be part of wider society found their political voice at last?

By Natalie Lisbona

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Jewish celebrities sign open letter defending Avengers star Mark Ruffalo from antisemitism claims

Actor Hannah Einbinder and writer Naomi Klein were among the 170 signatories who labelled the accusations against Ruffalo ‘false and dangerous’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Met cancels Galliano exhibition amid backlash over historic antisemitism

The fashion designer has previously apologised for saying he “loved” Hitler and told a Jewish woman she would have been ‘f***ing gassed’ while he was drunk in a Paris restaurant

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Spanish prime minister blames Israel for ‘misinformation’ that sparked Ceuta migrant crisis

Israel’s Foreign Ministry labelled Pedro Sánchez’ claim ‘a brazen lie’

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Politics

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Green Party Leader Zack Polanski makes a speech at People's History Museum in Manchester on May 01, 2026 (Getty Images)

Politics

Zack Polanski says he intends to stand as Green candidate in by-election

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Zack Polanski ‘likely’ to stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Starmer

The Green leader will still need to progress through a local party selection process

By Jane Prinsley

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‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Senior Labour and Tory voices warn PM anti-Israel rhetoric may fuel ‘hostility to UK Jews’ as trade embargo is set to be announced

By Jane Prinsley and Lorin Bell-Cross

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Israel's British allies chastise Yair Netanyahu for ‘cretinous’ Falkland Islands comments

The son of Israel’s prime minister suggested the south Atlantic British territory should be given to Argentina

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Showbiz

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Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot: ‘I nearly quit acting to go back to Israel’

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‘Restecpa’: Ed Sheeran responds to name drop in new Ali G film trailer

The multi-award-winning singer said an encounter with the beloved character fulfilled a childhood dream

By Lucy Pollock

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Mark Ronson to re-release Amy Winehouse’s album Back to Black

The music producer worked with Winehouse on the original album, which he is republishing to mark 20 years since it came out

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Maureen Lipman slams ‘sanctimonious’ actors who ‘forced’ Boy George out of West End role over pro-Israel song

The actor defended the Culture Club frontman, who was criticised heavily for his new single, ‘We Will Dance Again’