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Charity

Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

The programme, set up by non-profit organisation HaGal Sheli, teaches life skills through surfing

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Taim Abd Elrazek Awwad surfing (Image: HaGal Sheli)

A branch of Sephora in Strasbourg (Photo: Getty)

Beauty

Beauty giant Sephora to open branches in Israel

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel's annual lunch (Image: CFI).

Iran

Nick Timothy condemns London Islamic march as ‘celebrating antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran’

1 min read

Anan Khalaili pictured in action during a match between Union Saint-Gilloise and RSC Anderlecht, Sunday 24 May 2026 in Brussels. (AFP via Getty Images)

Arab-Israeli

Footballer set to become Israel’s most expensive player ever by joining Crystal Palace ‘in £24m deal’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

US President Donald Trump (Image: Getty Images)

Benjamin Netanyahu

US ‘understands Bibi’s political needs’, says White House source after Israeli PM rejects Trump’s peace plan

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Boy George

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Resource

Former client appointed chair of Jewish employment charity Resource

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Canada

Toronto police make two more arrests for ‘antisemitic signs’ at March protest

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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Latest UK News

UK aid charity probed over alleged Hamas links

The Charity Commission is examining reported ties between the British-based organisation and Mohammad Yousef Hasna, who was arrested in the UK last week accused of funnelling cash and supplies to the terror group

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Israel

British ambassador urges Israel to stay out of Falklands row

Simon Walters’ comments came after Argentina’s foreign minister asserted his nation’s claim to the islands in the Israeli press

By Mark Wood

2 min read

UK Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters speaks during a pro-hostage protest outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on January 11, 2025 (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Six people deny wrongdoing over alleged Israel-linked drone factory break-in

Three of the defendants were kept in custody, while the other were released on conditional bail, with a trial set for next May

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Hal Hockney arrives at Leicester Crown Court on August 7, 2026 (Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Haifa

Could Hackney nurses’ training in Israeli hospital be jeopardised by Green plan to end twinning?

Decades-old medical exchange is separate from council scheme but still there are fears for its future in increasingly hostile climate

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

A Homerton nurse at Rambam Hospital (Rose)

Latest US News

Israel

Huckabee calls for ‘justice’ as Israel marks 25 years since Sbarro pizzeria bombing

Arnold Roth, the father of one of the murdered victims, made a similar plea in an exclusive JC interview as the woman who plotted the attack lives freely in Jordan

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Mike Huckabee during his confirmation hearing to become US ambassador to Israel (Getty Images)

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris backs anti-Israel DSA candidate after Michigan primary win

Abdul el-Sayed has called Israel an ‘ethno-state’ and accused it of committing ‘human rights abuses, genocide, and apartheid’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the Austrian World Summit in Vienna, Austria, on June 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

California

California man convicted over Hillel mezuzah arson

David Denton was previously accused of similar attacks on the Congregation Beth El synagogue and the home of a local Chabad rabbi

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

David William Denton (Berkeley PD handout)

Mitzvah

Orthodox filmmaker takes bright yellow ‘Mitzvah truck’ across all 50 US states to connect isolated Jews

Orthodox journalist Shloime Zionce came up with the idea after spending time with Chabad in Australia

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Shloime Zionce and his Mitzvah truck (image: Facebook/ Ellin Bessner)

Latest Israel news

Israeli winger Manor Solomon poised for £7m Spurs-West Ham leap

Solomon has played for Tottenham since 2023, after being evacuated from Ukraine the year before while signed to Shakhtar Donetsk

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Manor Solomon acknowledges fans after the Sydney Super Cup match between Sydney FC and Tottenham Hotspur at the Allianz Stadium, Sydney, on July 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

Animals

Young lions stolen and smuggled into Israel returned to South African sanctuary

The pair arrived at their new home on Tuesday with the help of a British wildlife organisation

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Ori and Ben Tzur at their new home in South Africa (Roger Allen/SWNS)

Business

Charedi entrepreneur mentorship programme raises £46m

More than 90 per cent of the businesses opened through the scheme lasted beyond their first year

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Haredi men for illustration (Image: Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Arab-Israeli Ra’am party set to field first Jewish candidate as Segalowitz departs Yesh Atid

The former senior police officer is reportedly being lined up to replace National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir should the opposition win October’s election

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 5, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israel

Israel will reject roadmap plan for IDF to withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms says Benjamin Netanyahu

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Israel opposes Gaza peace plan ‘in its current form,’ says energy minister

Hamas said it is willing to move forward with second stage of the US-brokered framework, calling on Washington to exert pressure on Jerusalem.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Uganda approves troop deployment to Gaza as part of ‘stabilisation force’

Kampala said it is prepared to contribute forces to a multinational peacekeeping mission if the US-backed plan for the Strip moves forward.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

United Hatzalah’s first therapy dog dies after 11 years of service

Lucy ‘never knew that she was doing something extraordinary,’ said handler Batya Yaffe

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Politics

All Politics

Restore Britain

Restore Britain co-founder Charlie Downes appears to suggest Farage was ‘bought’ by Jews

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Exclusive: Burnham gave government job to MP who accused Israel of ‘deliberately exterminating’ Gazans

Steve Witherden, who acts as parliamentary private secretary to the new energy secretary, is associated with Labour’s far-left Socialist Campaign Group faction

By Gabrielle Apfel

2 min read

Liverpool FC sponsors are ‘implicated in Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians,’ claims Zarah Sultana

Prominent Jewish Liverpool supporter Vic Huglin called the claims ‘obscene’ and ‘unfounded’

By Mark Wood

3 min read

Appointing former neo-Nazi as anti-extremism adviser an ‘insult’, Baroness Berger tells Badenoch

The MP for the area where Joshua Bonehill-Paine was due to stand for a council seat said the Tory leader ‘has not accepted the party got it wrong’

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Showbiz

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Film

Jewish producer Amy Pascal says new James Bond could be revealed this year

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Javier Bardem claims Israel stands to benefit from Spanish migrant crisis

‘We don’t know who engineered this crisis, but we know who benefits from a weakened, destabilised Spain,’ the actor said

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Boy George splits from ‘gutless’ label manager over Israel solidarity song

The Culture Club frontman said he is ‘losing a few people’ from his life by ‘standing up for Jewish friends’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

It comes after the Culture Club star pulled out of a West End performance of Jesus Christ Superstar

By Elisa Bray and Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

News

Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

Beauty giant Sephora to open branches in Israel

Nick Timothy condemns London Islamic march as ‘celebrating antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran’

Footballer set to become Israel’s most expensive player ever by joining Crystal Palace ‘in £24m deal’

US ‘understands Bibi’s political needs’, says White House source after Israeli PM rejects Trump’s peace plan

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

Former client appointed chair of Jewish employment charity Resource

Toronto police make two more arrests for ‘antisemitic signs’ at March protest

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Latest UK News

UK aid charity probed over alleged Hamas links

British ambassador urges Israel to stay out of Falklands row

Six people deny wrongdoing over alleged Israel-linked drone factory break-in

Could Hackney nurses’ training in Israeli hospital be jeopardised by Green plan to end twinning?

Latest US News

Huckabee calls for ‘justice’ as Israel marks 25 years since Sbarro pizzeria bombing

Kamala Harris backs anti-Israel DSA candidate after Michigan primary win

California man convicted over Hillel mezuzah arson

Orthodox filmmaker takes bright yellow ‘Mitzvah truck’ across all 50 US states to connect isolated Jews

Latest Israel news

Israeli winger Manor Solomon poised for £7m Spurs-West Ham leap

Young lions stolen and smuggled into Israel returned to South African sanctuary

Charedi entrepreneur mentorship programme raises £46m

Arab-Israeli Ra’am party set to field first Jewish candidate as Segalowitz departs Yesh Atid

World News

Israel will reject roadmap plan for IDF to withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms says Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel opposes Gaza peace plan ‘in its current form,’ says energy minister

Uganda approves troop deployment to Gaza as part of ‘stabilisation force’

United Hatzalah’s first therapy dog dies after 11 years of service

Politics

Restore Britain co-founder Charlie Downes appears to suggest Farage was ‘bought’ by Jews

Exclusive: Burnham gave government job to MP who accused Israel of ‘deliberately exterminating’ Gazans

Liverpool FC sponsors are ‘implicated in Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians,’ claims Zarah Sultana

Appointing former neo-Nazi as anti-extremism adviser an ‘insult’, Baroness Berger tells Badenoch

Showbiz

Jewish producer Amy Pascal says new James Bond could be revealed this year

Javier Bardem claims Israel stands to benefit from Spanish migrant crisis

Boy George splits from ‘gutless’ label manager over Israel solidarity song

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song