As it happened: Day one of Prince William's historic visit to Israel

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners that were released on Thursday?

Inmates serving life sentences for terror offences were freed from the Ofer Prison near Ramallah and the Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 31, 2025 16:50

Former Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi, 49, flashes victory signs as he is lifted by the crowd in Ramallah (Getty Images)

Leicester

Walk-out at Leicester Holocaust Memorial Day after speaker accuses Israel of genocide

High school student drew parallels between Gaza and Holocaust at Leicester HMD event

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

January 31, 2025 14:08

The grandson of Holocaust survivors was devasted when a student speaker at an HMD event in Leicester accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza (Photo: Getty)

PRO-PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONS

Pro-Palestine marchers ‘denied civil liberties’ over synagogue protest ban, MPs claims

The letter was signed by Labour MPs including Andy McDonald and Clive Lewis, who have courted controversy with their past comments on Israel

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

January 31, 2025 12:15

MPs have accused police of infringing on the 'civil liberties' of pro-Palestine protestors over a march that saw 77 people arrested (Image: Getty)

Limmud

Limmud launches fund to support innovation

Grants of £2,000 will be available to encourage new projects

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

January 31, 2025 12:15

Last summer's People of the Body Exhibition (photo: Limmud)

Houses of Parliament

Holocaust education exhibit denied space in Parliament for being ‘too political’

The National Holocaust Museum was offered space in a separate building in Westiminster

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

January 31, 2025 12:00

Marc Cave, director of National Holocaust Museum, poses in the museum's new international touring exhibition 'The Vicious Circle'. (Photo: David Parry)

adored chazanut and attended concerts

Respected Kosher butcher Norman Wolfson

Humility and compassion of Liverpool’s leading kosher butcher

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

January 31, 2025 11:55

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