Israeli leaders ‘satisfied’ with Miliband’s pressure on Syria

Israeli leaders have expressed their satisfaction with the results of Foreign Secretary David Miliband's visit to the Middle East this week.

Ex-Green on leaked BNP list

The Green Party said that a former parliamentary candidate whose name appeared on a British National Party contacts list is no longer a Green Party member.

Hare play is fair play, says theatre boss Hytner

The director of the National Theatre has defended a play which a leading rabbi has claimed "depicts Jews in a vile manner".

I’m so glad my father had the J-factor, says Cowell

Simon Cowell has revealed a personal discovery of his own - his Jewishness.

After 70 years, lost paintings come home

The daughter of a renowned anthropologist has been reunited with a collection of his oil paintings which had been lost for almost 70 years.

Come to our party, and bring a ‘fit’ Jew

Student party organisers have caused a major row by asking guests to come in fancy dress - and be accompanied by "a fit Jew".

Belittled town of Bethlehem

A Jewish anti-Israel group has been criticised for re-writing traditional Christmas carols to attack Israel's policies towards Palestine.

Rachel’s dirty dancing is strictly for TV, says fiancé

Chief gives EU credit crisis talk

Squatters take over artist’s flat

Peace deal ends JNF dispute

Teachers to be questioned on Shoah lessons

Siren call to Shabbat is silenced

The picture we never thought we’d see

No Peres visit to UK war plaque

Chiefs groom UK Jewry’s next leaders

Downturn ‘will fuel antisemitism’

Propping it up… regulars vow to save Tel Aviv bar from demolition

One of Tel Aviv's hippest bars is at risk after developers announced plans to demolish it for a new office building.

Bank governor bullish about Israel’s ‘solid’ economy

The governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, has described the state of Israel's financial institutions, including its banks, as "so far, solid and well capitalised".

New mayor boosts secular Jerusalem

Nir Barkat is elected after a campaign that brought to the fore deep divisions between the secular and the strictly-Orthodox community.

Israel tourist boom biggest for 60 years

Israel has enjoyed unprecedented tourism success this year, with a staggering three million international arrivals.

Peltours sells its Israel arm

The oldest established Israel travel firm in the UK is to sell its Israel operation to West End Travel.

‘Obama trend’ hits mayors

Veteran mayors of three of Israel's largest cities lose to younger rivals in the municipal elections, one blames his defeat on "the Obama trend".