Ben Bloch

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Meteoric rise of the girl from Finchley walking Jerusalem's corridors of power

Keren Hajioff rose through the ranks from speaking not a word of Hebrew to an advisor to two prime ministers

3 min read

Meteoric rise of the girl from Finchley walking Jerusalem's corridors of power

Fury as Forde Report criticises both Corbyn supporters and their opponents

5 min read

Chief Rabbi appeals for help as schools face budget crisis

5 min read

HARLOW, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn (L) and Keir Starmer, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU look on prior to delivering a Brexit speech at the Harlow Hotel on November 5, 2019 in Harlow, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

‘No way back for Corbyn’ as Labour finally publishes damning report into antisemitism

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Starmer must apologise, demand furious German Jewish leaders

The Labour leader was criticised for 'erasing the Holocaust'

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July 19, 2022 13:20

Starmer must apologise, demand furious German Jewish leaders

Palestinian Authority faces grilling by UN Committee Against Torture

The committee is considering Palestinian compliance with the UN convention against torture and other cruel forms of punishment

2 min read

July 19, 2022 12:28

Palestinians take part in a protest following the death of Palestinian human rights activist Nizar Banat who died a short time after being arrested by Palestinian Authority, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 24, 2021. Photo by Flash90

President Biden slammed for comparing Israel-Palestine conflict to Britain and NI

The US President's comments have been slammed as 'absurd and pathetic'

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July 15, 2022 18:37

President Biden slammed for comparing Israel-Palestine conflict to Britain and NI

Joe Biden says ‘You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist’ on first visit to Israel as president

The US President and Israeli PM even shared a joke about their heights and their hair

2 min read

July 13, 2022 14:59

US President Joe Biden (L) is welcomed by Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Students and staff at NY college pledge re-education programs for Jews to 'unlearn Zionism'

The letter has been criticised as a ‘throwback to Soviet re-education campaigns to un-Jew the Jews’

3 min read

July 13, 2022 12:09

Students and staff at NY college pledge re-education programs for Jews to 'unlearn Zionism'

Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race and backs Rishi Sunak

The Jewish MP had received backing from eight colleagues before pulling out

1 min read

July 12, 2022 11:48

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 07: Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps leaves after attending the weekly Government cabinet meeting at Downing Street on June 7, 2022 in London, England. Boris Johnson narrowly won a vote of confidence yesterday as Conservative MPs voted 211 to 148 in favour of him remaining party leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Tom Cruise leads chorus of celebrities cheering Team GB at Maccabiah Games

Sport and entertainment superstars have sent messages of support ahead of the games kicking off in Israel on Tuesday

2 min read

July 11, 2022 12:47

Tom Cruise leads chorus of celebrities cheering Team GB at Maccabiah Games

Biden visit to Israel: Gantz meets PA’s Abbas to discuss security coordination

Interim PM Yair Lapid also phoned PA chief Abbas - the first such call in several years

2 min read

July 8, 2022 14:40

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: US president Joe Biden disembarks from Airforce One after arriving in Geneva, one day prior to the US - Russia summit on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled in Geneva for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Photo by Martial Trezzini - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)

Allies say Grant Shapps a ‘great choice’ for PM as Tory leadership race kicks off

Shapps, the most senior Jewish politician in the cabinet, had long been one of Johnsons' staunchest allies

2 min read

July 8, 2022 11:26

Wimbledon strawberries grown using Israeli tech

Irrigation technology from Israel is being used to grow strawberries that are being sold at Wimbledon

3 min read

July 7, 2022 10:54

Wimbledon strawberries grown using Israeli tech

Investigation into claims of antisemitism at NUS: last call for evidence

An external QC is undertaking an investigation into alleged antisemitism at the NUS

2 min read

July 1, 2022 17:08

Investigation into claims of antisemitism at NUS: last call for evidence

Henry Kissinger: ‘No peace in the Middle East with nuclear weapons in Iran'

The former U.S. Secretary of State said that deterrence won’t work because Israel would strike first

2 min read

June 30, 2022 17:21

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) conference November 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. The commission held a conference on "Strength Through Innovation: The Future of A.I. and U.S. National Security." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Ben Bloch

Latest from Ben Bloch

Meteoric rise of the girl from Finchley walking Jerusalem's corridors of power

Fury as Forde Report criticises both Corbyn supporters and their opponents

Chief Rabbi appeals for help as schools face budget crisis

‘No way back for Corbyn’ as Labour finally publishes damning report into antisemitism

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Students and staff at NY college pledge re-education programs for Jews to 'unlearn Zionism'

Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race and backs Rishi Sunak

Tom Cruise leads chorus of celebrities cheering Team GB at Maccabiah Games

Biden visit to Israel: Gantz meets PA’s Abbas to discuss security coordination

Allies say Grant Shapps a ‘great choice’ for PM as Tory leadership race kicks off

Wimbledon strawberries grown using Israeli tech

Investigation into claims of antisemitism at NUS: last call for evidence

Henry Kissinger: ‘No peace in the Middle East with nuclear weapons in Iran'