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US expands travel ban to Palestinian Authority passport holders

Those travelling from the West Bank will face significant entry restrictions, while other nations like Syria have been hit with a total prohibition

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The Palestinian authority passport travel document, for Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories for the purpose of international travel, issued since April 1995 for people of Palestine

A New York couple shared their shock at finding a "Free Palestine" note in a Chanukah gift ordered from Bloomingdale's (Picture: TikTok/ @andrewej5)

‘My heart dropped’: New York couple find ‘free Palestine’ note in Chanukah gift from Bloomingdale’s

The store has apologised, offered a refund and opened an investigation

By Siam Goorwich

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Award-winning scientist Nuno Loureiro died from gunshot wounds inflicted at his home on Monday (Photo: MIT/Jake Belcher)

Nuclear scientist shot dead at Massachusetts home

US police launch homicide investigation after Nuno Loureiro dies from gunshot

By Jane Prinsley

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner attend the Human Rights Campaign 2019 Los Angeles Dinner at JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on March 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Son of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele arrested after couple found dead in LA home

Nick Reiner, 32, is reportedly being held in jail following the apparent homicide of parents Rob and Michele Reiner on Sunday

By Eliana Jordan

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US considering terrorism-related sanctions against Unrwa

The State Department could designate the UN agency a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ following Israeli accusations that its staff took part in the October 7 attacks

By Siam Goorwich

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Taylor Swift Nazi conspiracy was created by ‘nefarious’ bot network, report finds

The smear campaign was linked to the release of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl

By Siam Goorwich

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Stunning Rothschild-owned prayerbook could fetch up to £5 million at auction

The ultra-rare 15th century mahzor features illustrations of humans, lions and birds

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Teacher told Columbia class that Theodor Herzl was an antisemite, inquiry hears

The report also found the university’s Middle East faculty was largely staffed by anti-Zionists

By Daniel Ben-David

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel, October 7, 2024 (Credit: KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

The Secretary of War declared the ‘era of unprofessional appearance’ over, but some lawmakers have claimed the rule would have unintended consequences for Jewish, Muslim and Sikh service personnel

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a meeting with US President Trump and President Milei of Argentina in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 (Getty Images)

US holds ‘fruitful’ talks with Turkey about prospective F-35 sales

The negotiations are likely to cause alarm in Israel, given President Erdoğan’s open desire for the destruction of the Jewish state

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Chalamet and Sandler nominated for Golden Globes

The actors are among Jewish stars who could win big on January 11

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothee Chalamet at the Los Angeles premiere of A24's "Marty Supreme" this week (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

President Isaac Herzog

Herzog blasts Mamdani’s ‘outrageous’ rhetoric on Israel

Recent developments in New York City had ‘raised a red flag’, the Israeli president said

By Siam Goorwich

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog took aim at Zohran Mamdani during a visit to New York (Picture: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Former neo-Nazi says watching Seinfeld made him realise his antisemitism was ‘stupid’

Arno Michaelis said that laughing at the sitcom ‘drove home the futility of my antisemitism’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Former-neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis is now a public speaker (Image: Eradicate Hate Summit)

Trump reiterates US position that Jerusalem is ‘Israel’s rightful capital’

The US President reflected on the eighth anniversary of recognising Jerusalem as the capital

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US President Donald Trump visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City in 2017 (Photo: Getty)

Billionaire Jewish couple’s generosity pushes them off Forbes Rich List

Laura and John Arnold are thought to have donated nearly half their fortune to charitable causes

By Siam Goorwich

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Jewish billionairess Laura and John Arnold have been commended for their philanthropic work (Picture: Getty)

Scarlett Johansson reveals shock after being asked to drop Holocaust storyline from Eleanor the Great

The request from a financial backer came in just one month before production was scheduled to begin

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Scarlett Johansson has become the highest grossing actor in cinema history (Image: Getty)

Israeli Politics

Trump could sanction Israeli officials if Netanyahu pardon denied, claims minister

Opposition figures have called for the prime minister to admit his alleged guilt and resign before any decision is made

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Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attends an Interior committee meeting at the Knesset on June 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Progressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-right

Ben Landa is awaiting Senate confirmation but some Jewish groups are concerned that he may not provide space for disagreement over Israel

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The US embassy in Budapest (Getty Images)

October 7 victims’ families sue crypto firm Binance over Hamas financing

The company’s CEO, Changpeng Zhao, was pardoned by President Trump despite admitting breaking sanctions on Iran and failing to report transactions involving terror groups

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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao poses during an interview at the technology startups and innovation fair in Paris on May 16, 2022 (Getty Images)

Spielberg’s first bite at the big time is celebrated in Hollywood

Blockbuster movie Jaws is 50 years old, and there’s a new exhibition opening in Los Angeles

By Anthea Gerrie

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Exhibition Photography for JAWS: The Exhibition, on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Charedi child molester returns to court seeking shorter sentence in politically-charged hearing

Nechemya Weberman has the backing of Brooklyn’s district attorney, but his victims claim the prospect of clemency could hinder efforts to stamp out abuse in the strictly-Orthodox community

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Nechemya Weberman was convicted a molesting a child in his care in 2012 (YouTube/NBC)

‘Today you are heroes’: Trump holds White House reception for freed hostages

The president singled out IDF veteran Matan Angrest, who was held in Gaza for more than two years, for praise

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A group of former hostages and their families with US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff (White House)

New York City imam leads Muslim student walkout of university interfaith event after row with Jewish speaker

The imam, named only as ‘Abdullah’, reportedly went from praising Allah, to advocating Sharia law, to demanding Muslim attendees leave because of the presence of a ‘Zionist’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

The City College of New York (Image: Chijen Wang)

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