Richard Percival
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Syrian swimmer drops out of competition rather than face Israeli at World Championship
Hammam Hashim Mualla, part of the Syrian national swim team, was set to participate in the men’s 200-metre butterfly
Rachel Riley says Man United Greenwood statement was 'horrendous'
The Countdown star also said the club's CEO should consider his position over the handling of the case
Rachel Riley: 'I couldn't stay quiet during the Corbyn years'
The Countdown star also said she faced threats to her and her daughters because of her activism
Tributes paid to 'loving' kindergarten teacher shot dead near Hebron
Batsheva Nigri was shot dead in front of her daughter
German AfD politician fined for comparing Covid vaccination to Kristallnacht
The far-right AfD politician compared the terror campaign in 1938 with Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign
Jewish groups criticise 'hugely disrespectful' auction of Nazi memorabilia
The sale of the items has been called 'distressing and disturbing'
Idina Menzel reveals the chaotic way she started her showbiz career
Jewish star Menzel was paid $100 for her first gig when she was just 15-years-old
Iraqi asylum seeker claimed he was gay and Jewish to try and stay in UK
The man, who has been fighting to stay in Britain for three years, also claimed to be 'gay or bisexual'
Illinois' Jewish governor vetoes new law requiring public services to serve kosher meals
The proposed law would apply to schools, prisons and hospitals across the US state
Auschwitz Memorial criticises Twitter for not removing post calling for Jews to 'burn in hell'
The memorial said it had reported an antisemitic message on the site which also called Jews 'vermin'
Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has new snake species named after him
Scientists have named the Tachymenoides harrisonfordi in honour of the Jewish actor
Scottish Government rejects bill to ban councils from Israeli boycotts
The Scottish Government said it was concerned the proposed legislation could restrict its autonomy to determine its own policies on international relations
Martin Lewis, Stacey Solomon and Claudia Winkelman nominated for TV awards
The Jewish stars were nominated for the NTAs across a range of categories
US synagogues evacuated after campaign of bomb threats and antisemitic calls
A group targeted the synagogues across 12 states over the last four weekends, the Anti-Defamation League said
Rupert Murdoch 'dating' Roman Abramovich’s Jewish former mother-in-law
The media mogul is understood to have begun a romance with retired Russian molecular biologist Elena Zhukova
Ruins of one of the world's oldest synagogues found in Russia
Archaeologists found traces of the synagogue’s foundations and walls, in addition to marble menorahs
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