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JON BOYD
Thousands marched in central London demanding hostages taken on October 7 by Hamas to be returned to Israel.
April 28, 2025, 7:59 pm
OPINION: What exactly is the Jewish ‘majority’ view on Israel?
The statistics show that the full picture is complex, but the key shared emotion is pain
By JON BOYD
In Their Own Words at the Royal Court, Jonathan Freedland 2022
March 12, 2025, 7:35 pm
OPINION: Hiding our identity on Purim – and all year long
The notion of hiding our identity from others seems particularly pertinent this year, as nearly two thirds of British Jews said they feel less confident revealing their Jewishness in public
By JON BOYD
Defaced posters showing some of the Israeli hostages in the Primrose Hill area of north London
February 18, 2025, 9:46 am
OPINION: The pernicious effects of ambient antisemitism
Torn hostage posters, pro-Palestine stickers, and anti-Israeli chants in demonstrations or over social media might not be reported or even qualify as antisemitic incidents. But they bear an overarching effect on Jews everywhere.
By JON BOYD
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Both have now died
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
MyJewishLearning.com
May 10, 2024, 2:05 pm
OPINION: We often don’t realise it but Israel shapes much of Jewish life in the Diaspora
This Yom Ha’atzmaut we would do well to appreciate the role the country has played for the past 76 years, writes Jon Boyd
By JON BOYD
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