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Man charged after firebombing at former synagogue

The building, which previously housed East London Central Synagogue and has been vacant for six years, was attacked on May 5

Gaza documentary dropped by BBC over ‘perception of partiality’ wins Bafta

The film’s producer described Israel as a ‘rogue state’ that is ‘mass murdering Palestinians’

UK unveils new sanctions targeting Iran-backed criminal and financial networks

Yvette Cooper said the sanctions will target individuals who ‘threaten security on UK streets’

White House Jewish event ending just before Shabbat a ‘sad oversight’, say invitees

‘It’s a rare misstep from the Trump administration that is usually better about including Orthodox Jews at their events,’ an invitee told JNS

Man who firebombed Boulder pro-hostage march sentenced to life without parole

Mohamed Sabry Soliman was handed a 2,128-year prison term after pleading guilty to 100 charges, including first-degree murder

LA Jewish groups criticise ‘woefully inadequate’ plea deal for man who killed pro-Israel protester

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in relation to his fatal altercation with 69-year-old Paul Kessler in 2023

Israel’s First Lady: ‘There has been a dark cloud over all of us – but we Jews understand that we are one community’

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

The incident is the latest in a string of rows between Israel and the global Christian community

Israel deports YouTuber who claimed Jews ‘invaded’ New York

Tyler Oliveira was blocked from entering the country after landing at Ben-Gurion Airport