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November 27, 2023, 11:56 am

Photos of Hamas hostages placed on Auschwitz train tracks

JFS students on JRoots educational trip to Poland place pictures of remaining hostages outside concentration camp

By Michelle Rosenberg

November 24, 2023, 11:20 am

Uncle of Supernova terror survivor takes on daily charity run until all hostages freed

Civil servant and running coach James Sorene dedicates each daily 12km run to a hostage held by Hamas

By Michelle Rosenberg

November 21, 2023, 1:09 pm

Graffiti artist Benzi Brofman’s ‘bring them home’ murals making impact across London

Artist says the aim of his work is to express solidarity with the hostages' families

By Lianne Korilin

From left: Iris Haim, Doron Lipstein, Thomas Hand and Orit Meir at the press briefing on 20 November

November 20, 2023, 5:20 pm

She must be thinking, ‘Daddy, save me’: parents of hostages describe mental torture

Israeli families visit London to plead for help in bringing their children – and more than 200 others kidnapped by Hamas – home from Gaza

By Beatrice Sayers

November 16, 2023, 2:48 pm

UK Christians host public prayers to show solidarity with Jews worldwide

Christian Action Against Antisemitism holding 'Never Again Is Now' vigil at 4pm Sunday 19 November in central London

By Michelle Rosenberg

November 15, 2023, 2:21 pm

Sunak tells MPs government is doing ‘everything we can’ to secure release of hostages in Gaza

The prime minister was responding to a question at PMQs from Dawn Butler, the Labour MP for Brent Central, who mentioned her constituent Noam Sagi, whose mother Ada was kidnapped by Hamas in Israel on 7 October.

By Lee Harpin

November 14, 2023, 6:42 pm

OPINION: The law is the rightful weapon

Article 10 of the Human Rights Act provides for freedom of expression, but surely not at the cost of the intimidation and vilification of a whole community? writes KC Jeremy Dein for Jewish News

By Jeremy Dein

Number of days, hours, minutes and seconds since the hostages were taken by Hamas terrorists on 7 October 2023. Pic: Diane Shubinsky

November 14, 2023, 2:38 pm

Rabbi goes on hunger strike until Red Cross visits hostages taken by Hamas

'The hostages are my children, my brothers and sisters, my grandmothers and grandfathers,' says Rabbi Avidan Freedman in Israel, who is putting pressure on the ICRC

By Jenni Frazer

November 14, 2023, 11:55 am

‘Our bodies hurt from crying,’ say family of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped

Thomas Hand, the father of eight year-old Emily, spoke in Dublin this week to drum up support for his daughter, believed to be being held hostage by Hamas

By JN Reporter

Noam Sagi with a rally participant holding a poster of his mother, Ada, during the seven weeks of fighting for her release. Photograph: Beatrice Sayers

November 9, 2023, 11:19 pm

‘Hamas terrorists got a visit from the Red Cross, our hostages in the tunnels didn’t’

Noam Sagi, whose mother Ada was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz, speaks at a rally outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross

By Beatrice Sayers

November 8, 2023, 4:02 pm

Jewish media outlets around the world unite for open letter against rising antisemitism

In an historic first, Jewish News in partnership with the Jerusalem Post brings together 30 outlets in seven countries to collectively publish a powerful open letter on rising antisemitism

By JN Reporter

November 8, 2023, 3:59 pm

GLOBAL EDITORIAL: ‘Jews worldwide haven’t been this fearful in living memory’

Amid an unprecedented level of antisemitism globally, Jewish media outlets across the world come together today to publish a joint editorial on the fear – and unity – felt by our readers. The project, a first in Jewish history, was conceived by Jewish News in London and organised in partnership with the Jerusalem Post

By JN Reporter

Pope Francis meets Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

November 6, 2023, 5:36 pm

Pope Francis asked to use his ‘moral voice’ to help free Israeli hostages

A delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis have met with Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Lee Harpin in Rome

Dr Sharon Shochat speaking to crowd at Defend Israeli Democracy UK protest in Trafalgar Sq, central London

October 30, 2023, 11:46 am

The Israelis who’ve gone from protesting outside Tzipi Hotovely’s home to fighting for Israel in the media

Activists have spoken movingly of how Israelis and British Jews have come together in common cause like never before

By Stephen Oryszczuk

October 30, 2023, 11:42 am

#ReleaseTheHostagesNow: British and American celebrities launch campaign

Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Dean Cain and Tracy-Ann Oberman among hundreds of entertainers amplifying the call to free the 239 held in Gaza

By Michelle Rosenberg

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