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Roedean School in Johannesburg (Image: Roedean School)

South Africa

Top private school refuses to play tennis match against Jewish school after 'parents raised issues'

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Exclusive: Reddit hosting flood of antisemitism disguised as memes

Jewish-American curler makes history with Winter Olympic silver

‘City Action 4 Palestine’ is trying to cancel us. Our response is Jewish pride

From obese yeshivah student to Slider-Man – the remarkable run of Israel’s Olympic bobsleigh pilot

‘Apartheid-free zone’ activists accused of ‘intimidating’ door-knocking campaign in Brighton

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Iran

Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

The US president said he held out hope that a diplomatic deal with the Islamic regime could be ‘consummated’

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President Trump meets Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on February 11, 2026 (GPO)

Nicola Peltz

Jewish billionaire Nelson Peltz advises Nicola and Brooklyn to ‘stay out of the press’ amid Beckham feud

Peltz’s remark comes amid the ongoing feud between Brooklyn Beckham and his parents

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Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz renewed their vows after three years of marriage in a ceremony earlier this month, attended by 200 guests but excluding the Beckham family. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Balmain)

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani appoints liberal Zionist to lead Office to Combat Antisemitism

Phylisa Wisdom has previously spoken out against the BDS movement, an anti-Israel initiative supported by the New York City mayor

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Phylisa Wisdom, the new leader of the Office to Combat Antisemitism (Image: YouTube)

Iran

US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

The negotiations had been set to take place in Turkey, but a row over nuclear enrichment and escalating tensions saw them come close to collapsing

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters in Tehran on June 26, 2025 (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images)

World news

Sandra Bernhard onstage during the 42nd Annual Gracie Awards, in Beverly Hills, June 6, 2017 (Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media)

Television

Jewish comedian Sandra Bernhard cast in Season Four of The White Lotus

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Protestors march through Canberra city centre during a protest against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog on February 09, 2026, in Canberra, Australia (Getty Images)

Australia

Melbourne University condemns ‘death to Herzog’ graffiti on campus building

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Credit: Getty)

Iran

Did the UN Secretary-General just say ‘happy birthday’ to the Iranian dictatorship?

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The child was on his way to synagogue in Paris when the alleged incident occurred (Photo: Getty)

France

Jewish boy, 13, ‘attacked by five men’ on his way to synagogue

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Judaica

Rothschild Vienna Mahzor sold for almost £5m in near-record for illuminated Hebrew manuscript

By Anthea Gerrie

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Grace Tame speaks during a rally for Gaza at Hyde Park in Sydney, August 24, 2025 (Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Australia

Calls to strip activist of ‘Australian of the Year’ award over ‘globalise the intifada’ chant in Sydney

Islamic nations will ‘do to Israel what Hamas did’ when they get the chance, claims grandson of former Ayatollah Slalom aleichem! Meet the Jewish and Israeli athletes competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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France

The killer published dozens of posts online that repeated antisemitic conspiracy theories, the court heard (Photo: Getty)

Man ‘obsessed with Judaism’ who threw Jewish neighbour from 17th-floor balcony ‘not motivated by antisemitism’

The defendant pushed his 89-year-old neighbour to his death in 2022

By Shirli Sitbon

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UK News

Palestine Action

‘A threat to the administration of justice’: CPS chief calls on activists to halt Palestine Action court protests

Stephen Parkinson is calling for action to be taken ahead of a potential retrial in the high-profile case relating to the break-in at the Elbit factory near Bristol in 2024

By Siam Goorwich

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Supporters of the Palestine Action activists demonstrate outside Woolwich Crown Court during the trial (Picture: Ben Stanstall/ Getty Images)

religious education

Exclusive: Teachers raise alarm after syllabus omits ‘Israel’ from lessons on Judaism

Jewish practitioners must be involved in writing classroom curricula, says teachers’ group

By Simon Rocker

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Children learn about Jewish weddings during a visit to a Jewish Living Experience Exhibition Photo: Board of Deputies)

Schools

Immanuel College French teacher sacked over ‘inappropriate messages’ sues for unfair dismissal

Sarah Perlberg admitted she showed ‘poor judgement’ but insists her actions do not amount to gross misconduct

By Simon Rocker

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Immanuel College, in Bushey, Hertfordshire

Court and Crime

Ex-Labour councillor who sent explicit messages to police officer he believed was 13-year-old girl released on bail

Liron Velleman will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexual offences