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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Both died in recent months.
OPINION: Cyber warfare and the ideological assault on freedom
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam
The fight against Iran’s influence is not just Israel’s struggle. It is a battle for the integrity of all democracies, writes the executive director of We Believe In Israel
Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been adapted into an animation and will air on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve
OPINION: The question of how the Holocaust is represented in art is a thorny one
By Darren Richman
Hamas' Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar
September 10, 2024, 7:11 pm
OPINION: Almost one year on, it’s time to inflict final defeat on Hamas
A premature deal with Hamas to end the war would be a tragic and terrible mistake from which Israel might take years to recover.
By Jeremy Havardi
The dead hostages: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Ori Danino, 25; Alex Lubnov, 32; Carmel Gat, 40; and Almog Sarusi, 27
September 10, 2024, 12:22 pm
OPINION: The latest iteration of Hamas’ barbarism has produced, largely, the sound of silence
The minutiae of the lives of Hersh, Eden, Almog, Alexander, Carmel and Ori becomes lost amid the sheer number of lives snatched
By Andrew Freedman
David Lammy. Pic: PA
September 10, 2024, 11:59 am
OPINION: Halting arms sales to Israel is a gesture, but a potentially damaging one nonetheless
Britain is stronger when it works together with its allies against our common coalition of threats and foes, writes Joan Ryan
By Joan Ryan
Charedi women; (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
September 9, 2024, 7:24 pm
OPINION: The denial of education in the Charedi community is a human rights issue
'I left school to attend university, whereas some graduate into early marriage and motherhood', writes activist Eve Sacks
By Eve Sacks
Fiddler on the Roof. The full company by the field credit Marc Brenner
September 4, 2024, 2:13 pm
OPINION: Amid the gloom, there is still a lot to be hopeful about
Despite Israel’s political, military and regional angst and antisemitism across the UK, it is possible to look over the horizon and see shards of light
By Alex Brummer
Parliament Square, Credit: Aviel Lewis
September 3, 2024, 10:40 am
OPINION: Time to regain our strength and fight even harder for Israel
The despicable and cowardly murder of six hostages has left us numb. Our only option is to recover and regroup
By Edward Misrahi
Visitors to Israel on a Birthright Trip
September 2, 2024, 10:21 pm
OPINION: Israel is the summer ‘classroom’ of the Jewish people
'The past year will affect what we learn in the future for Israel experience programmes, writes Dr Jonathan Boyd
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been adapted into an animation and will air on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve
September 2, 2024, 3:43 pm
OPINION: The question of how the Holocaust is represented in art is a thorny one
Judith Kerr found a way to write about Germany in the 1930s in a manner that was informative, funny and relatable without ever diminishing the seriousness of what occurred, writes Darren Richman
By Darren Richman
Women from the protest group Youth Demand, laying flowers and a Palestinian flag in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, before spray-painting “150,000 killed” on the pavement in front of the memorial.
September 2, 2024, 2:00 pm
OPINION: Securing the future of Jewish life in our country
Keith Black, chair of the Jewish Leadership Council, sets out the aims of Forge the Future, a plan responding to the challenges of post-7 October Britain
By Keith Black
August 31, 2024, 10:28 am
OPINION: MP’s sickening claim sheds light on discrimination in the NHS
A London-based GP reflects on MP Jess Phillips' claim that she received preferential treatment from an NHS doctor for supporting a Gaza ceasefire
By London-based GP
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Both died in recent months.
August 30, 2024, 10:54 am
OPINION: Cyber warfare and the ideological assault on freedom
The fight against Iran’s influence is not just Israel’s struggle. It is a battle for the integrity of all democracies, writes the executive director of We Believe In Israel
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam
Pupils in the playground
August 23, 2024, 11:15 am
OPINION: Starting secondary school: the good, the bad and the truly ugly
The tribal nature of the friendship groups, the fight for positions of King and Queen Bee - here are the tips to tell your children before they get there, writes the former head of mental health at JFS
By Nicki Cohen
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Both died in recent months.
August 11, 2024, 1:50 pm
OPINION: The agonising wait for Iran’s response
British Jews have long recognised the threat to Israel’s existence posed by Iran. Little has changed in that matter over the past 15 years
By JON BOYD
Demonstrations in Nottingham. Pic: PA Wires
August 9, 2024, 9:03 pm
OPINION: The faux-philosemitism of racist thugs
Anti-racism these days comes with a very significant asterisk in regards to Jews
By Alex Maws
August 8, 2024, 4:38 pm
OPINION: How did Jews compare with other minority groups in the 2024 general election?
Jews are not too different from the general UK population, writes JPR's Dr Daniel Staetsky
By Dr Daniel Staetsky
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