TurkeyAt least two attackers dead in gun battle outside Israeli consulate in TurkeyNo Israeli diplomats are currently stationed in the country, it is understoodBy JC Reporter1 min read
IsraelMum’s sunny Israel vacation turned into a war-cationMy mother came to stay and then the missiles started falling. Would she get home to the UK?By Natalie Blenford4 min read
IsraelIsraelis preparing for Pesach targeted by Iran missile barrageEscalation in air attacks by Islamic Republic appears to be timed for festivalBy JC Reporter1 min read
IsraelAmnesty calls for war crime probe into Beit Shemesh strikeThe NGO said the munitions used by Iran in a civilian area was ‘wildly inaccurate and carried a massive warhead’By Melanie Swan1 min read
By Stephen PollardItamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of deathEven if you think capital punishment is just and right, it is not something to revel in. Sanctifying life is the cord which runs through almost every aspect of Judaism2 min read
LebanonFour IDF soldiers killed in LebanonThe UN and IDF are also investigating the deaths of three peacekeepers amid Israel’s expanding military operation in the country’s southern regionsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelKnesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offencesCritics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill PalestiniansBy Melanie Swan2 min read
Sa’ar ‘expressed concern’ over UK antisemitism in call with Foreign SecretaryYvette Cooper’s Israeli counterpart specifically cited the arson attack on four Hatzola ambulances in Golders GreenBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 30, 2026 14:51
Netanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban rowCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from entering the church on Palm Sunday by Israeli police, prompting criticism from the clergy and the US ambassadorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 30, 2026 13:35
Tony Blair hits out at leaders for allowing ‘environment of tacit permission’ that enables antisemitismThe former prime minister condemned what he called the ‘unholy alliance’ between parts of the left and IslamistsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||March 30, 2026 13:28
IDF to expand ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon to ‘thwart threat of invasion’Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed last week that the military would occupy large swathes of the area south of the Litani River ‘until security for the residents of the north [of Israel] is ensured’.By Melanie Swan2 min read||March 30, 2026 10:44
Knesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early electionsThe bill carried on the promise of greater defence spending, but set up a fresh row over Charedi conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read||March 30, 2026 10:33
Tel Aviv experienced tech boom in 2025 in spite of warThe investment surge follows a strong stock market performance in defiance of instability in other marketsBy Melanie Swan1 min read||March 30, 2026 10:16
US planning ‘weeks of ground operations’ in IranThe Pentagon is reportedly preparing to put American boots on the ground for the first time in the conflict, but will stop short of a full-scale invasionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 29, 2026 11:13
Yemen’s Houthis join war until ‘aggression’ against Iran stopsThe Tehran-backed militia fired a ballistic missile at southern Israel on SaturdayBy JC Reporter1 min read||March 29, 2026 10:05
Herzog dubs Iran ‘empire of evil’ in rare US interviewThe Israeli president also discussed the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe, saying: ‘The fate of all Jews is unanimous’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 27, 2026 11:12
