Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Appearing weak with a strained voice, Braslavski said he spends 24 hours a day on a mattress and often tied up

By Daniel Ben-David

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Rom Braslavski said he was 'on the brink of death' in a six-minute video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025. The bill aims to help veterans receive improved federal assistance for home mortgages. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Jewish celebrities

Jess Glynne feels ‘sick’ that the White House used her song for Jet2holidays deportation meme

By Jamie Shapiro

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The New Zealand School of Music has caused confusion online with a tweet saying 'we love NZSM' (Image: X/@TheTonightSho)
new zealand

Kiwi musical college sparks confusion with ‘we love NZSM’ tweet

By Jacob Jaffa

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Pushpa with her brother Bipin, who has been held captive Hamas in Gaza by for more than 660 days (Credit: courtesy)
October 7

‘I love you more than my life’: sister of Nepali hostage makes heartbreaking plea for his release

By Daniel Ben-David

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Yemen

Just four Jews left in Yemen as Aunt Badra makes aliyah

By Siam Goorwich

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Canada

Canada becomes third G7 nation to announce it will recognise Palestine at UN conference

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel

Arab League issues first condemnation of October 7 and urges Hamas to disarm

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Jewish star Scarlett Johansson becomes highest-grossing actor of all time

Scarlett Johansson has become the highest grossing actor in cinema history (Image: Getty)

Second Jewish victim of New York City shooting named as 27-year-old Julia Hyman

Julia Hyman, a Jewish Cornell graduate was named as the fourth shooting victim

New York Times issues correction after using photo of child suffering from pre-existing condition to show Gaza starvation

New York Times issues correction after using photo of child suffering from pre-existing condition to show Gaza starvation

Less than a quarter of Australians view Jews positively, says new survey

An arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne forced congregants to flee as flames engulfed the building early on Friday morning (Getty)

Released Filipino hostage names his new baby daughter Israela

Released hostage Jimmy Pacheco stares lovingly at his new daughter, Israela (Image: Jimmy Pacheco)
Wesley LePatner was killed when the gunman opened fire in the office block (Image: Blackstone)
Crime

Blackstone executive and prominent member of NY Jewish community killed in Manhattan shooting

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read
Lawyer Olivier Pardo (L) has claimed he was targeted for assassination by Hezbollah over his defence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Wirelimage)
France

Netanyahu’s French lawyer allegedly targeted for assassination

By JC Reporter

1 min read
A Jewish man and his young son were allegedly attacked by pro-Palestine supporters in Milan (Image: Instagram/@silver_store_75019)
Pro-Palestine

Jewish man and six-year-old son allegedly attacked in Milan by ‘wild animal’ Palestine supporters

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read
A new advert for jeans featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has caused controversy online (Image: YouTube, American Eagle)
Nazi

Sydney Sweeney ‘great jeans’ American Eagle advert called ‘Nazi propaganda’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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UCLA was ‘deliberately indifferent’ to antisemitism on campus, federal investigation finds

‘Treating Jews like second-class citizens is wrong, illegal and very costly’ said one of the plaintiffs

By Aaron Bandler

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University of California Police officers face pro-Palestinian protesters outside Dodd Hall at UCLA (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump

Trump says US to help with food distribution in Gaza

By JC Reporter

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President Trump has said that the US will set up aid distribution centres in Gaza to deal with the 'real starvation' there (Image: Getty)
US Politics

California Republican candidate suggested Auschwitz as a solution to unemployment and praised rival as ‘Aryan super soldier’

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Republican Kyle Langford described incumbent governor Gavin Newsom as an 'Aryan super soldier' with a 'beautiful white family' (Image: X/@KyleLangfordCA)
Ceasefire

US pulls out of Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas refused ‘to act in good faith’

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has confirmed that Washington's negotiators have withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Hamas (Image: Getty)

World news

Regina Spektor had her show disrupted by Palestine supporters but she didn't hold back in responding (Image: Getty)
Pro-Palestine

Regina Spektor tells pro-Palestine heckler ‘you’re just yelling at a Jew’

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read
Netanyahu with Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof
The Netherlands

Netherlands accuses Israel of trying to influence Dutch public opinion

By JC Reporter

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The Netherlands has banned far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich (L) and Itamar Ben-Gvir (R) from entering the country over their alleged 'incitement' of settler violence in the West Bank and 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza (Image: Flash90)
Israel

Netherlands sanctions far-right Israeli ministers over ‘calls for ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

By Jacob Jaffa

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Worries have arisen that the report conflates pro-Palestine protests at universities with antisemitism (Image: Getty)
Australia

Australia tells universities they will face cuts if they fail to tackle antisemitism

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read
Israelis kicked out of restaurant and refused entry to campsite in Austria
Austria

Israelis kicked out of restaurant and refused entry to campsite in Austria

By Canaan Lidor

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Football

Meet Daniel Peretz, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper and half of Israel’s ‘Posh and Becks’ super couple

By Ahron Asher Moss

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Syria
Several pro-Palestine and anti-Israel protests have been held in Greece recently (Image: Getty)

‘Free Palestine’ attacker ‘bites off part of Israeli tourist’s ear’ in Athens

The Israeli was later arrested in hospital after the attacker accused him of racism, the report said

By JC Reporter

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Pilot who kicked over 50 Jewish children off plane reportedly taught 9/11 terrorists to flyBBC calls terror group founder jailed over two murders a ‘pro-Palestine convict’

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Edinburgh

Academic who prompted Edinburgh University to review antisemitism policy tried to justify October 7

On the morning of the attack, Dr Nicola Perugini wrote on X: ‘Context: Palestine is brutally colonised’

By Jane Prinsley

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Edinburgh University activists took over the Old College quad in 2024, demanding that the institution divest from Israeli-linked companies (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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Stamford Hill Chasidic leaders apologise to Downing Street over alleged harassment by Jewish Community Council founder

By JC Reporter

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Jewish men walk along the street in the Stamford Hill, January 19, 2011 (Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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Charity linked to UK’s oldest mosque investigated over ‘Israel lobby’ video

By Jamie Shapiro

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A protester defending the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool against the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration (not seen) called in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29 (Photo by IAN COOPER/AFP via Getty Images)
Oxford

Oxford college launches ‘Tikvah Scholarship’ to support Jewish and Israeli undergraduate students

By Daniel Ben-David

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Honorands and senior University members take part in the annual Encaenia ceremony at Oxford University in Oxford, September 22, 2021 (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Shany Mor

How the West handed Hamas a win and killed the ceasefire

Recognition of Palestine is supposed to bring peace. But cycles of violence aren’t normally broken by actions that incentivise more violence, and this symbolic action does little except that

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) greets President of France Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street ahead of a France/UK Summit on July 10, 2025 (Image: Getty)
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Untangling the hard truth about Gaza: the suffering is real — but so is the spin

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From Reagan to Trump: Even US presidents have been taken in by distorted anti-Israel media images

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Turkey’s dangerous drift from Nato ally to Islamist agitator

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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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Recognising a Palestinian state is consistent with a long history of French policy in the Middle East

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Australian comedian David Rose is carrying forward a family legacy with his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe debut "Our Hebrew Friend." (Photo: David Rose)
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Comedian David Rose grapples with the discovery of a famous Jewish ancestor – and his controversial legacy – in Fringe debut

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The JW3 is inviting young artists to take part in a project about freedom to mark VE Day and VJ Day (Photo: JW3 - an artist's impression of its Lovelock Hostage Bridge before it opened)
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Young artists invited to take part in nationwide project at JW3

Participants will also be able to learn how to create a podcast

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Jewish Comedy

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From a row with Sir Anthony Hopkins to disappointing his mother, comedian Bennett Arron shares his regrets
Edinburgh Fringe

Jessica Toltzis: ‘Edie Windsor represents the very Jewish attitude that justice is something to fight for’

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The Jewish Museum wants YOUR Friday night dinner recipes

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Cauliflower steaks with romesco sauce and chickpeas

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Teddy bear-shaped treats now approved kosher
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Pom Bears, Skittles citrus flavour and designer doughnuts among new foods on kosher lists

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