Eliana Jordan

Junior Feature Writer

Eliana Jordan is a feature writer for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at ejordan@thejc.com.

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UN to send special envoy on sexual violence to investigate Hamas brutality in Israel

Pramila Patten is due to meet with survivors and released hostages in Israel late this month

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Pramila Patten, the UN special representative for sexual violence in conflict, will visit Israel later this month to investigate allegations of rape and mutilation that took place on Oct. 7.

Palestinian students supporting the Islamic Hamas movement wave the movement's flag as they celebrate a victory in student elections at Birzeit University on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 19, 2022. - Hamas's Al Wafaa Islamic bloc won 28 of the 51 seats on the student council at Birzeit University, marking the first time Islamist-aligned candidates have gained control of the body. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

Harvard to run course on ‘settler colonialism’ at Palestinian university that glorified ‘martyrs’ after October 7

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A still from the footage captured at Chabad Lubavitch HQ in New York City on 9 January 2024 shows a Hasidic man being apprehended by NYPD. The story has inspired both prejudicial and playful memes online. (Photo: screen capture via X/FrumTikTok)

The best memes of the Chabad New York tunnel incident

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Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely on LBC 3 January, 2023. (Screen capture via LBC)

Anti-Israel MP Zarah Sultana calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador in House of Commons

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New Hamas footage shows how terrorists breached Israeli border unchecked on October 7

New footage aired on Israeli TV shows Hamas’ Nukhba militants seamlessly breaking through four levels of security

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January 9, 2024 13:22

New GoPro footage from Oct. 7 reveals the ease with which Hamas militants were able to cross the four levels of defence at the southern Israeli border with Gaza. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Families of teenage girls still captive in Gaza make desperate plea for their release

Five girls remain in Gaza over 90 days after being kidnapped from Nahal Oz

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January 8, 2024 17:52

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 06: People hold signs and photos of hostages as they take part in a rally calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip on January 6, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. More than 100 Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7 remain held in Gaza by Hamas and other militant groups, according to Israeli authorities. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Senior Hezbollah commander killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

Wissam Al Tawil is the most senior Hezbollah militant to be killed in latest escalation linked to Israel-Hamas conflict

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January 8, 2024 17:23

Senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Al Tawil was killed in an airstrike on 8 January 2023.

He’s the world’s most frequent flyer – and Israel is his dream ticket

Travel guru Nicky Kelvin talks flight hacks, growing up Jewish – and spending most of his time in the air

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January 8, 2024 15:51

He’s the world’s most frequent flyer – and Israel is his dream ticket

Video game allowing players to act as Palestinian terrorists and kill ‘Zionist’ soldiers criticised by IDF

The aims of ‘Fursan Al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’ is to kill ‘Zionist soldiers’

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January 5, 2024 13:20

‘Fursan Al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’ allows players to act as Palestinian terrorists, killing 'Zionist soldiers' and becoming suicide bombers (Screenshot via YouTube)

JFS student attacked outside school grounds

The 17-year-old was punched after an exchange about Palestine with two unidentified teens

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January 5, 2024 10:59

Warner Bros amends description of Holocaust film One Life to include ‘Jewish’ following backlash

Official synopsis for the Nicholas Winton biopic did not refer to kindertransport children as Jewish

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January 4, 2024 17:55

Sir Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton in One Life

Alanis Morissette discovers family’s Holocaust past

The 90s rockstar didn’t know she was Jewish until she was in her twenties

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January 3, 2024 16:32

Morissette appeared on Tuesday night's premiere episode of Finding Your Roots and explored her Jewish heritage. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Algerian footballer Youcef Atal convicted for inciting religious hatred after October 7 social media post

The international footballer was given a suspended sentence and fine for sharing controversial post of Palestinian preacher in days after massacre

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January 3, 2024 15:25

Nice's Algerian defender Youcef Atal arrives at Nice courthouse, southern France, for his trial for incitement to hatred, on December 18, 2023. He was handed a suspended sentence on 3 January. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

New BBC chairman pushes for review of guidelines amid criticism of Israel-Hamas war coverage

Samir Shah, the former head of BBC’s political programmes, is expected to begin his role next month

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January 3, 2024 13:58

Counselling mag scraps article about Jewish trauma

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy stood by its decision despite the writer’s accusations of ‘censorship’

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January 3, 2024 12:34

Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Married couple arrested for daubing ‘bloody handprints’ on Downing Street gates in Israel-Hamas war protest

The couple said the Government had ‘blood on its hands’ for refusing to demand a ceasefire in Gaza,

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December 29, 2023 16:52

A view of the Downing Street name plate from the gates on Whitehall (Photo: Getty)

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Latest from Eliana Jordan

UN to send special envoy on sexual violence to investigate Hamas brutality in Israel

Harvard to run course on ‘settler colonialism’ at Palestinian university that glorified ‘martyrs’ after October 7

The best memes of the Chabad New York tunnel incident

Anti-Israel MP Zarah Sultana calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador in House of Commons

More from Eliana Jordan

New Hamas footage shows how terrorists breached Israeli border unchecked on October 7

Families of teenage girls still captive in Gaza make desperate plea for their release

Senior Hezbollah commander killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

He’s the world’s most frequent flyer – and Israel is his dream ticket

Video game allowing players to act as Palestinian terrorists and kill ‘Zionist’ soldiers criticised by IDF

JFS student attacked outside school grounds

Warner Bros amends description of Holocaust film One Life to include ‘Jewish’ following backlash

Alanis Morissette discovers family’s Holocaust past

Algerian footballer Youcef Atal convicted for inciting religious hatred after October 7 social media post

New BBC chairman pushes for review of guidelines amid criticism of Israel-Hamas war coverage

Counselling mag scraps article about Jewish trauma

Married couple arrested for daubing ‘bloody handprints’ on Downing Street gates in Israel-Hamas war protest