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By Annabel Sinclair

Columbia student groups accused of aiding Hamas, having prior knowledge of the attacks in US lawsuit

Wiz uses its $32bn Google deal to call for hostages return

By Candice Krieger

Gaza sees rare mass protest against Hamas and ongoing war

By Annabel Sinclair

BBC’s Bowen: Israel bans journalists from Gaza ‘because there’s stuff they don’t want us to see’

By Lee Harpin

BBC international editor questions Israel’s decision not to allow foreign journalists into Gaza

Wes Streeting slams ‘completely unjustifiable’ settler violence in West Bank

By Lee Harpin

The Health Secretary said ‘appalling’ Gaza war helps neither Israel or Palestinians

US rabbi to join Claridge’s protest over Qatari links to Hamas

By Annabel Sinclair

Rabbi Pini Dunner to join London protest outside Claridge’s over its Qatari ownership and alleged financial links to Hamas

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal released following West Bank arrest

By Annabel Sinclair

Trump can’t deport Columbia undergraduate pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish judge rules

By Ben Sales (JTA)

MOTHER'S DAY

God couldn’t be everywhere, so he created mothers

By Louisa Walters

Mums and daughters have a special bond but no two relationships are the same

Jewish philanthropist backs world-first animal sentience centre at LSE

By Annabel Sinclair

A research centre exploring animal sentience will open at the UK university, funded by Jewish philanthropist Jeremy Coller

2,200-year-old pyramid uncovered in Israeli desert dig

By Annabel Sinclair

Pyramid-shaped monument and rare Hellenistic artefacts have been unearthed in a major Judean desert excavation

Wiener Library exhibition to tell lesser-known stories from Belsen

By Michelle Rosenberg

Jewish secondary school among top performers in national education awards

By Annabel Sinclair

Yavneh College has been recognised as one of the UK’s top-performing non-selective schools for progress and attainment

OPINION: How we’re tackling a steep rise in safeguarding concerns

By Claudia Kitsberg

An average of four safeguarding concerns a year has grown to approximately 10 a month

Sir Stephen Fry knighted by the King at Windsor Castle

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The Jewish actor and writer has been knighted for his services to charity and mental health

Claude Littner and David Dangoor collaborate to recognise entrepreneurs

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OPINION: The importance of social impact beyond the Jewish community

By Samuel Gorman

Home Office alerted as disgraced academic urges followers to target Zionists

By Michelle Rosenberg

David Miller wrote: ‘The entire Zionist movement globally must live in fear of accountability until it is dismantled…. let’s be clear, there are Zionists everywhere…. find out where they are.’

Water company employee claims he was fired for calling Hamas ‘terrorists’

By Michelle Rosenberg

Israeli tech leaders threaten shutdown over Shin Bet chief dismissal

By Annabel Sinclair

Israel drops from top spot in global property tax rankings

By Annabel Sinclair

NEWS

Lord Pickles announces he is stepping down as UK Post Holocaust envoy

By Lee Harpin

In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the former Tory minister said now felt like ‘a natural time to leave’

Woman denies terror charges over alleged pro-Hamas remarks

By Jewish News Reporter

21-year-old student appears in court accused of praising the 7 October Hamas attacks

Influencer sues UK sportswear brand for £770k over alleged axing linked to pro-Israel post

By Annabel Sinclair

OPINION: Communal leaders must stop normalising the actions of the Israeli government

By We Democracy

OPINION: Kfar Aza is haunted by horror, and the rage still burns

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By Lee Harpin

‘I have acted for a lot of bereaved families,’ reveals the KC, ‘but the closeness of the hostage crisis, of being Jewish, adds extra difficulty’

Emmanuel Macron condemns attack on French rabbi

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

French President said the incident ‘shocks us all’

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Hundreds of Jewish professors and students sign letter opposing Trump’s university funding cuts

By Lee Harpin

Trump administration says the action aganist Columbia University is in response to its handling of antisemitism allegations

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OPINION: Deadly legacy of asbestos and the leaders who looked away

The asbestos crisis isn’t history, it’s ongoing and fuelled by decades of corporate silence and political indifference

OPINION: From Munich 1972 to October 2023 – the media myths fuelling antisemitism

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Jewish cemetery first to track wildlife with app

By Michelle Rosenberg

150-year old site is first United Synagogue cemetery to adopt innovative wildlife app iNaturalist

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Proudly Jewish Conservative leader deselected as election candidate

By Lee Harpin

Russell Bernstein has led the Tory group in the Greater Manchester town for the past three years

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MP’s Middle East mission includes Israel and UAE for first time

By Lee Harpin

LFI chair says he still believes ‘old barriers can come down and progress towards peace and coexistence is possible’

UK government has no plans to change current level of arms exports to Israel

By Lee Harpin

New play depicts Holocaust through the eyes of a dog

By Poppy Shulman

Israeli theatre maker Shahaf Beer brings his one-man show to Camden

Hundreds protest in central London against pro-Iran Al Quds Day march

By Annabel Sinclair

Demonstrators rally at Oxford Circus in response to the annual Al Quds Day march

Columbia University bans face masks at protests

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

More than 630,000 Israelis live abroad, with Europe’s expat community surging

By Annabel Sinclair

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Yotam Ottolenghi surprises cooking club meet-up in north London

By Louisa Walters

A gathering of amateur cooks doing recipes by the Israeli chef did not know he was making a visit

Jewish anti-Netanyahu protesters call for ceasefire and hostages’ return

By Annabel Sinclair

Demonstrators in London urge UK leaders and Jewish community figures to break their silence as calls for peace grow louder

From Texas to New York, British rowers inspire US collegiate athletes to show support for Israel

By Annabel Sinclair

Influencer deletes altered photo of Jason Isaacs after broadcaster steps in

By Michelle Rosenberg

University of Cambridge granted High Court injunction against protesters

By Jewish News Reporter

Israel’s antisemitism envoy says she wasn’t consulted ahead of conference

By Ben Sales (JTA)

Michal Cotler-Wunsh is the latest prominent figure to express concern about the event, at which far-right leaders are due to speak

London cinema to screen BBC’s Hamas propaganda documentary

By Annabel Sinclair

EXCLUSIVE: Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone to be shown at the Garden Cinema amid unanswered questions over BBC editorial standards

From jail, Mahmoud Khalil urges renewed student pro-Palestinian protests

By Ben Sales (JTA)

British charity worker injured in strike on UN facility in Gaza

By JN Reporter

NEWS

Board gives BBC Pesach deadline to commit to tackling concerns

By Lee Harpin

After meeting with BBC chiefs, Board president Phil Rosenberg said:’We told them that the current situation was not good enough and needs to change’

OPINION: Unconscious misrepresentation: why are we downplaying everyday Jewish life?

By Keith Kahn-Harris

‘Can we ever be ordinary and insignificant?’ asks sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris

Interfaith iftar shares joint prayer for peace

By Michelle Rosenberg

Jewish pensioner found dead in Manchester, woman arrested on suspicion of murder

By Annabel Sinclair

Police confirm David Berman as victim in murder investigation

Two women charged with race hate offences after Palestine Solidarity Campaign demo

By JN Reporter

OPINION: Ex-pat Israelis are rejuvenating Jewish Diaspora

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Youth Aliyah Child Rescue raises £500k for at-risk children in Israel

By Michelle Rosenberg

Eli Sharabi: ‘Where was the UN, the Red Cross… where was the world when we needed them?’

By Lee Harpin

Freed Israeli hostage bravely shares his testimony at a UN Security Council meeting

Lammy: Israeli actions in Gaza ‘reinforce’ UK government’s decision to suspend arms exports

By Lee Harpin

ADL withdraws from Israeli antisemitism conference

By Annabel Sinclair

Government extends Lord Mann’s role as antisemitism adviser for further six months

By Lee Harpin

Israeli chef Eran Tibi appears on Great British Menu

By Louisa Walters

A chicken soup in memory of Amy Winehouse among dishes served up to the judges

THEATREREVIEW: Farewell Mr Haffmann, Park Theatre

By Poppy Shulman

Mr Beast’s Feastables gets kosher certification

By Annabel Sinclair

Jewish consumers can now enjoy the sweet treat, launched by YouTube star

London protest planned against Netanyahu’s government this weekend

By Michelle Rosenberg

Organiser We Democracy says ‘silence is complicity’ and holds protests in London and Oxford against Israeli prime minister

Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by resumption of Israeli military action

By Lee Harpin

No 10 rows back on Lammy’s claim Israel broke international law in Gaza

By Lee Harpin

Israeli-Palestinian peace advocates honoured with inaugural Vivian Silver award

By Annabel Sinclair

Purim arrests in Golders Green spark community backlash

By Annabel Sinclair

Five males, aged between 14 and 18, were arrested for offences including failure to comply with the dispersal order, assaulting an emergency worker and public order offences.

Adolescence creator Jack Thorne responds to false Jewish claims circulating online

By Annabel Sinclair

Speculation about his identity arises amid Adolescence’s success and ongoing online debate

Wikipedia launches review after report alleges anti-Israel editorial manipulation

By Michelle Rosenberg

Nicole Farhi goes from fashion to figurines

By Anthea Gerrie

The designer’s latest collection – on show in Ealing – rails against injustice and antisemitism

THEATREPhil Rosenthal is coming to a theatre near you!

By Darren Richman

Analysis

Jeremy Havardi

OPINION: The war in Gaza won’t end without a plan for Hamas’s defeat

Israel has escalated military pressure, but without a long-term plan Gaza’s future remains dangerously uncertain

Clashes erupt in Jerusalem as protesters call for Netanyahu’s resignation

By Annabel Sinclair

Finsbury Park synagogue appoints new rabbi

By Michelle Rosenberg

Reverend Menasche Scharf takes up new role in May

United Synagogue pioneers community leadership programme

By Michelle Rosenberg

Former United Synagogue environmental lead wins Barnet award

By Annabel Sinclair

‘This Is For Gaza’ MP challenged after making secret UK-Israel military deal claims

By Lee Harpin

Shockat Adam MP uses Westminster debate to raise claims of secret collaboration between RAF and IDF from Cyprus airbase

UK ambassador to Israel voices opposition to resumption of war in Gaza

By Lee Harpin

Lammy: I could have been clearer with Commons statement on Israel

By Lee Harpin

No 10 rows back on Lammy’s claim Israel broke international law in Gaza

By Lee Harpin

Report names 18th British victim of Hamas attacks for first time

By Michelle Rosenberg and PA

Rotem Kalderon, a 66-year-old dual UK-Israeli national, had not previously been named in lists of British casualties

‘I thought I was going to die’: Jewish music producer reveals kidnapping ordeal

By Annabel Sinclair

Chief Rabbi condemns Guardian column on Purim as ‘hateful invective’

By Michelle Rosenberg

Yarden Bibas global fundraiser passes £1m in 24 hours

By Michelle Rosenberg

Top Ops

Keith Black

OPINION: Purim’s lesson: Strength can and will outlast hate

Jewish life in Britain has not faltered, despite last 16 months being been the most difficult in recent memory for our community

Alex Brummer

OPINION: A barmitzvah, two survivors and the unbreakable chain of memory

As personal recall fades, physical memorials will become ever more important

Sami Berkoff

OPINION: From trustees and CEOs to movement workers and grandmothers: women who inspire us

UJS President Sami Berkoff highlights what is possible when women support each other, break barriers, and lead with conviction

Josh Glancy

OPINON: Hooked on hope: the joy and pain of watching hostage reunions

Josh Glancy on witnessing unfiltered glimpses of Jewish unity and survival. But amid the joy, a surprising emotion lingers: envy

Richard Miron

OPINION: Activist mindset and a lack of understanding of the rules – this isn’t the BBC I worked for

After leaving the corporation, Richard Miron prepared an online module to guide BBC journalists in covering the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It is no longer used

Rabbi Miriam Lorie

OPINION: Wins and frustrations for women in Orthodox spaces

A new survey shows comparatively fast progress has been made in the past few decades

Daniel Sugarman

OPINION: Dear Mr Lineker. Humiliating yourself does not help the Palestinian cause

Western activists like the Match Of The Day presenter wilfully fail to understand what Hamas is

Leo Pearlman

OPINION: BBC is in crisis and only systemic change can fix it

Leo Pearlman reacts to the BBC’s admission that money was sent to the family of a senior member of Hamas

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