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Ben Bloch

Ben Bloch

JC Politics Reporter

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Israeli technology creates cutting-edge fashion straight off the printer

Kornit has devised a production system to revolutionise the garment industry and combat global warming

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Israeli technology creates cutting-edge fashion straight off the printer

Willesden Jewish Cemetery - London's tourist secret

Willesden Jewish Cemetery - London's tourist secret

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RZESZOW, POLAND - MARCH 05: The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (not seen) give a press statement at the Bristol Hotel on March 05, 2022 in Rzeszow, Poland. The United States' top diplomat, Antony Blinken, is touring the region to coordinate with NATO allies and European leaders in their response to Russia's large-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

US Treasury slaps sanctions on Hamas official and finance network

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses school leavers and university graduates in Moscow on June 27, 2020, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia updates sanctions list to include several American Jews including three Chabad rabbis

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Police hunt for woman suspected of arson attack on New York synagogue

A reward of $3,500 is being offered for information leading to the woman's arrest

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May 24, 2022 15:06

Police hunt for woman suspected of arson attack on New York synagogue

Israeli government coalition reduced to minority after left-wing MK resigns

The government can no longer pass laws or approve budgets without the support of opposition party members

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May 20, 2022 15:58

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Jerusalem Post's annual coference on October 12, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. The conference featured officials, diplomats and business leaders discussing the health, economic and security challenges facing Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Former Home Secretary Jack Straw slams NUS saying the body is 'sleepwalking into disaster'

The former NUS president added that Ms Dallali has 'failed to make clear her explicit commitment against antisemitism, despite repeated opportunities to do so'

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May 20, 2022 12:48

Former Home Secretary Jack Straw slams NUS saying the body is 'sleepwalking into disaster'

Just £600k for a stately home with a Jewish past – but it needs a roof!

Trehane House in Cornwall, which took in Austrian Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler, is up for sale as the ultimate restoration challenge

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May 19, 2022 11:51

Just £600k for a stately home with a Jewish past – but it needs a roof!

Failed French Presidential candidate Éric Zemmour acquitted of Holocaust denial

Zemmour had said that Phillippe Pétain had sacrificed foreign Jews living in France to save Jewish citizens

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May 19, 2022 10:50

French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour (C) gestures as he arrives for the promotion launch event of his new book "France hasn't said its last word" (La France na pas dit son dernier mot) in Nice, southeastern France, on September 18, 2021. - French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour is inching closer to announcing a run for the presidency, a move that would create fresh uncertainty around France's 2022 election race. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Government demands probe into election of NUS president

Shaima Dallali has long campaigned against the IHRA definition of antisemitism

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May 19, 2022 08:55

Government demands probe into election of NUS president

Priti Patel slams BDS as 'racist', declares her 'unflinching and unequivocal' support of Israel

She said that the proscription of the Hamas terror group was a 'moral imperative'

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May 18, 2022 10:23

Priti Patel slams BDS as 'racist', declares her 'unflinching and unequivocal' support of Israel

France’s new prime minister is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and French Resistance hero

She is the first woman to hold the post in over three decades

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May 17, 2022 13:11

France’s new prime minister is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and French Resistance hero

Government cuts ties with NUS amid accusations of antisemitism

Leading Jewish organisations have branded the organisation 'toxic' and 'horrendous'

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May 16, 2022 10:58

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi arrives at 10 Downing Street on September 2, 2019 in London, England. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened to sack Tory MPs who fail to support his government in the battle over planned legislation designed to block a no-deal Brexit.(Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

‘My music will play for galloping royal tribute’

Debbie Wiseman has created the soundtrack for a platinum jubilee event. Let's hope the horses behave

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May 12, 2022 12:01

‘My music will play for galloping royal tribute’

Street busker brought on stage for Maroon 5’s first Israeli concert after playing outside band’s hotel

The American pop group made their Israeli debut in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park this week

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May 12, 2022 09:20

Street busker brought on stage for Maroon 5’s first Israeli concert after playing outside band’s hotel

Attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted by security forces

This comes just hours after veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in the West Bank

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May 11, 2022 17:20

Attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted by security forces