Gabrielle Apfel

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Australian Jewish leader’s post-Bondi portrait wins major art award

The work was dedicated to a fallen friend of Alex Ryvchin, who was killed when IS-linked gunmen opened fire on a Chabad Chanukah event

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Alex with his tefilin in the sea, by Michael Zavros (ArtGalleryofNSW/MichaelZavros)

The SNCB train station in Namur, Belgium (Getty Images)

Belgian Jewish group suing government and national rail operator over death camp deportations

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English screenwriter, producer and director Mike Leigh at the Cinematheque Française in Paris on March 27, 2025 (Getty Images)

Award-winning director Mike Leigh says next film will be his last after health struggles

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Joshua Kushner and his wife, Karlie Kloss, attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

Who is Joshua Kushner, the billionaire tipped to lead World Cup sale talks?

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Petition to bar Mamdani from 9/11 commemoration hits 25,000 signatures

Signatories, including relatives of victims, claim the New York mayor has associated with individuals ‘hostile to American values’

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July 28, 2026 16:20

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a food distribution center in Brooklyn on July 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

Trump brushes off Israeli concerns over F-35 sales to Turkey

‘Nobody tells me what we should be saying,' said the US President when asked about criticism of the prospective deal from Jerusalem

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July 28, 2026 15:13

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoġan (R) shakes hands with US President Trump (L) at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara on July 7, 2026 (Getty Images)

Bennett: Israel will label Qatar an ‘enemy state’ if I win elections

The former prime minister also stated his intention to ‘do everything possible to force the fall of the Iranian regime’

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July 28, 2026 13:34

Naftali Bennett attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya on July 1, 2026 (Flash90)

‘We have a great concern for Jewish communities around the world’

Israel’s deputy foreign minister speaks to the JC on her future in the Knesset, the rumours that she could be the next ambassador to London and the way forward for UK-Israel relations

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September 8, 2025 16:00

Israel's deputy foreign minister, Sharren Haskel (Image: X/@SharrenHaskel)

October 7 turned Cambridge students into activists

Cambridge University student Gabrielle Apfel says many Jewish students became more involved in Jewish societies after October 7 and is encouraging others to speak up about their experience

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August 27, 2025 17:41

An anti-Israel encampment outside Cambridge University; Gabrielle Apfel

Israel campaigner mobilises thousands through WhatsApp

Tabatha Caplan is the founder of the Shield of David advocacy group

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August 13, 2025 16:45

Palestinian activist loses right to asylum in Belgium

Khatib has been accused of supporting proscribed terror groups

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August 8, 2025 10:35

A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023. After pro-Palestinian jubilant scenes in Germany because of the large-scale attack on Israel, there is discussion about banning certain clubs. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Three charged with supporting Palestine Action following terror proscription

The ban makes being a member of the group and inviting or ‘recklessly expressing’ support for the group a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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August 7, 2025 16:32

Three people have been charged with 'showing support' for Palestine Action after it was proscribed as a terrorist group (Image: Getty)

Who is Tzachi Braverman, the favourite to be Israel’s next ambassador to the UK?

Outgoing ambassador Tzipi Hotovely hinted that Braverman might be posted to London during a recent exclusive JC interview

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August 7, 2025 15:48

Tzachi Braverman is set to become Israel's next ambassador to the UK (Image: Flash90)

Hamas using secret £500m war chest boosted by aid theft to pay civil servants’ salaries

Sources told the BBC that the terror group has been restricting the supply of aid, despite both it and the UN denying that widespread looting takes place

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August 7, 2025 13:40

Hamas has stockpiled £500 million in cash to pay the salaries of its civil servants, according to a BBC investigation (Image: Getty)

Hostage families launch Gaza flotilla calling for ceasefire and return deal

The tactic mirrors those used by pro-Palestine activists trying to break Israe’s naval blockade of the Strip

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August 7, 2025 11:58

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has launched a flotilla to the Gaza shoreline to call for a ceasefire and hostage return deal (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

El Al office in Paris vandalised with ‘genocide’ graffiti

The Israeli national airline has now evacuated its staff from the French capital

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August 7, 2025 11:01

El Al's office in Paris was vandalised this morning by anti-Israel activists (Image: El Al)

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Gabrielle Apfel

Latest from Gabrielle Apfel

Australian Jewish leader’s post-Bondi portrait wins major art award

Belgian Jewish group suing government and national rail operator over death camp deportations

Award-winning director Mike Leigh says next film will be his last after health struggles

Who is Joshua Kushner, the billionaire tipped to lead World Cup sale talks?

More from Gabrielle Apfel

Petition to bar Mamdani from 9/11 commemoration hits 25,000 signatures

Trump brushes off Israeli concerns over F-35 sales to Turkey

Bennett: Israel will label Qatar an ‘enemy state’ if I win elections

‘We have a great concern for Jewish communities around the world’

October 7 turned Cambridge students into activists

Israel campaigner mobilises thousands through WhatsApp

Palestinian activist loses right to asylum in Belgium

Three charged with supporting Palestine Action following terror proscription

Who is Tzachi Braverman, the favourite to be Israel’s next ambassador to the UK?

Hamas using secret £500m war chest boosted by aid theft to pay civil servants’ salaries

Hostage families launch Gaza flotilla calling for ceasefire and return deal

El Al office in Paris vandalised with ‘genocide’ graffiti