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March 16, 2026, 5:12 pm

Benny Gantz: Britain could do much more to support US and Israel in Iran war

Former Israeli defence minister and IDF Chief of Staff sets out options as to how the UK and other countries could help, even if not militarily

By Jenni Frazer

Donald Trump with Tucker Carlson in the Oval Office, January 2026

January 22, 2026, 9:43 am

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Thanks, but no thanks, America

If the UK is no longer safe for Jews, then it appears that the US is sprinting to catch up

By Voice of the Jewish News

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks at TED2017 - The Future You, April 24-28, 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

September 1, 2025, 10:14 am

Judaism engaged with the world – new Sacks chumash is a compendium of wisdom

The new Sacks Koren chumash includes a carefully compiled Torah commentary by the late Chief Rabbi, 'seamlessly bringing in ethics, morality, science, philosophy and medicine'

By Daniel Sugarman

View of the Kiryat Arba settlement near the West Bank city of Hebron, as seen on Nov. 20, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun FLASH90)

May 30, 2025, 8:36 am

ANALYSIS: New Israeli settlement plans will further split the Diaspora

The Israeli government's announcement yesterday risks alienating a considerable number of traditional Israel supporters - both inside and outside the Jewish community

By Daniel Sugarman

Tyler Thompson, Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, and Marcel Malanga, released from Congo prison and repatriated to US April 2025

April 9, 2025, 12:25 pm

Jewish American facing death sentence among three repatriated from Congo

Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson Jr, both 21, and 36-year-old Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun flew back to Andrews Airport in Washington DC on Tuesday

By Jenni Frazer

July 26, 2022, 11:24 am

OPINION: Jewish media should take its lead from our American cousins

Jewish publications in the United States, in contrast to what we see in Britain, co-operate with each for the benefit of the community, writes World ORT's Marcus Dysch.

By Marcus Dysch

May 10, 2022, 5:04 pm

First Hebrew book to describe the New World from 1586 up for auction

Igeret Orchot Olam, written almost 450 years ago by Rabbi Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol, contains earliest known descriptions of lands outside Europe and the Middle East.

Chocolate (Photo by Tetiana Bykovets on Unsplash)

September 22, 2021, 5:42 pm

Choc and awe! The very Jewish history of chocolate revealed…

A charity recipe explores how Jewish traders played a crucial role in introducing this beloved confectionary around the globe

By Alex Galbinski

August 3, 2021, 11:06 am

Two-year-old girl on life-support ‘alive and has feelings’

Family friend tells Radio 4 that Alta Fixsler has a 'potential for better future' if granted permission to leave Manchester hospital for treatment in the US or Israel

By Lee Harpin

May 6, 2021, 1:41 pm

Jewish News poll: More Brits now consider Israel for holiday than before virus

EXCLUSIVE: Savanta ComRes survey for Jewish News and BICOM suggests less interest in America, Italy and other key destinations compared to before coronavirus.

By Justin Cohen

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City during Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), June 2, 2019. Photo by: JINIPIX

October 30, 2020, 7:04 pm

US to allow Jerusalem-born passport holders to have Israel as birthplace

Move reverses decades of policy under Republican and Democratic presidents which refused to formally recognise Jerusalem as being part of Israel

By Jewish News Reporter

August 7, 2019, 5:14 pm

Youth travel through Minsk to learn about its Jewish history

Project MEGA, run through Minsk Hillel, saw young people from around the world discover Belarus's Jewish life past and present

By Jenni Frazer

A guest at the Kedem Food and Wine event 2018 inspects some of the wines on offer

January 15, 2019, 12:24 pm

Europe’s largest kosher wine-tasting event coming to London in February

Jewish participants in 'Dry January', where people abstain from drinking alcohol, will be able to sample some f the best wines on offer next month

By Jewish News Reporter

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

August 7, 2018, 10:11 am

Leaders of Holocaust education bodies urge Mark Zuckerberg to tackle denial

Letter co-ordinated by Henry Grunwald QC calls on Mark Zuckerberg to 'work with us to protect society' against the scourge of denial

By Jenni Frazer

The demo had previously seen flags of the Hezbollah organisation frequently raised, before Home Secretary Priti Patel's 2019 full ban on the terror group in the UK.

January 26, 2018, 9:17 am

MPs clash over move to fully proscribe Hezbollah as a terror group

Politicians on both sides call for the whole group to be banned in the UK despite Labour leadership advising their MPs not to support the bid

By Jewish News Reporter

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