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Richard Percival

Richard Percival

Richard worked at the JC in 2023.

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University of Pennsylvania head quits after being criticised for US Congress evidence on antisemitism

Elizabeth Magill refused to say a call for Jewish genocide violated school rules

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Anti-Israel demonstrators display offensive placards at London march

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Liverpool ejected Israeli fan for holding up banner of friend kidnapped by Hamas

Liverpool ejected Israeli fan for holding up banner of friend kidnapped by Hamas

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Rishi Sunak pledges to stand with British Jews during Chanukah

Rishi Sunak pledges to stand with British Jews during Chanukah

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British Jews ‘forced to hide’ during London anti-Israel protests, says activist

Gideon Falter also revealed the scale to which Jewish people were hiding their identities

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December 6, 2023 16:24

British Jews ‘forced to hide’ during London anti-Israel protests, says activist

Nearly half of Arab Israelis support Israel’s military response to Hamas, survey reveals

The poll was released just as the Israel-Hamas war reaches the two-month mark

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December 6, 2023 15:43

An Arab Israeli man casts his vote at a polling station in the Israeli-Arab town of Kfar Qara on February 10, 2009. Israel is voting in what is billed as a tight race between hawkish former premier Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, with the far-right expected to make major gains. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas drugged hostages to make them seem happy after 50 days in captivity, says Israel

The drugging would have aimed to make the hostages appear calm, happy and upbeat, health ministry says

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December 5, 2023 13:55

RAFAH, GAZA - NOVEMBER 30: Hostages are transported in International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah land crossing on November 30, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza. Israel and Hamas agreed to a further extension to a truce that has lasted nearly a week, which promised the release of more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

Police investigating claims Jewish schoolchildren ‘prevented from getting on London buses’

The Met Police are looking into two incidents which took place last week

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December 5, 2023 12:48

Police investigating claims Jewish schoolchildren ‘prevented from getting on London buses’

Israeli Police have evidence Hamas terrorists raped men on October 7, activists claim

Internationally respected forensic expert Yael Sherer said there was physical evidence as well as eyewitness accounts

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December 5, 2023 11:10

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Labour MP’s office vandalised with antisemitic graffiti

Police have released a CCTV still of the suspect

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December 5, 2023 08:22

Labour MP’s office vandalised with antisemitic graffiti

Israel issues travel alert for Israelis travelling to UK

The National Security Council raised its alert level for Britain amid increased terror threats

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December 4, 2023 17:00

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Denmark calls in army to defend Jewish sites as Danish Chief Rabbi assualted

It comes after an increase in antisemitic incidents in the country amid the Israel-Hamas war

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December 4, 2023 13:41

2T0XJD6 Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior. Solidarity demonstration with Israel "Solidarity with Israel" organized by Jewish Youth, Danish Zionist Federation, KU and DSU at Israels Plads in Copenhagen on Monday 9 October 2023. (Photo: Martin Sylvest/2023)

US festival sparks anger after axing menorah lighting to mark Chanukah due to Israel-Hamas war

Local Jewish community groups criticised the Second Sundays Art and Music Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia

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December 4, 2023 11:32

National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn speaks during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting on the Ellipse December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Las Vegas man accused of making antisemitic threats against Jewish US senator Jacky Rosen

John Miller faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted

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December 1, 2023 17:08

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: United States Senator for Nevada, Jacky Rosen speaks at an Atlantic Council event on day seven of the COP26 at SECC on November 06, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today COP26 will focus on ensuring the importance of nature and sustainable land use are part of global action on climate change and a clean, green recovery. The 2021 climate summit in Glasgow is the 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

BBC dismisses complaints after Gary Lineker endorses academic who described Israel's Gaza operation as 'textbook genocide'

The corporation said ‘presenters of flagship programmes are free to express opinions about the issues that matter to them’

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December 1, 2023 17:01

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London council U-turns on decision to not put up annual Chanukah menorah installation

The decision follows a meeting on Friday morning between Havering Council and community leaders

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December 1, 2023 14:39

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: The first candle on the Menorah is lit during the Chanukah in the Square event a at Trafalgar Square on December 22, 2019 in London, England. The London Mayor hosted the annual event in Trafalgar Square to mark the beginning of Hanukkah, which is also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights. The Jewish festival is observed over a period of eight days and commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

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