UkraineTwo Israelis reportedly detained in Ukraine for conscriptionYonatan Krilensky and Yevgeny Gurevitch left their native country years ago, but apparently fell foul of army rules amid a recruitment shortageBy Canaan Lidor2 min read
SportIsraeli chess team forced to forfeit Olympiad matches after the Netherlands and Bulgaria refuse to reschedule for Yom KippurThe International Chess Federation wrote to the Israelis in January agreeing to change match times but this did not happen at the eventBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
West BankDutch ban on Israeli settlement goods comes into force with six-year jail term for violationsIsraeli ambassador to the Netherlands said the ban would result in unintended negative consequences for Palestinians as well as settlersBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
EurovisionNetherlands to return to Eurovision in reversal of Israel boycottThe country’s bid will be handled directly by its public broadcast network after the channel that usually airs the event continued to refuse to participateBy JC Reporter1 min read
MusicMacklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour after being dropped as Ed Sheeran support actThe tour, other acts for which will be announced soon, is due stop off at the OVO Arena at WembleyBy Hayley Cregor1 min read
HungaryHistoric Budapest synagogue shuttered by Nazis opens for first time since the HolocaustFamily members of the synagogue's founding rabbi, Michael Dushinsky, attended the rededication ceremonyBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
CanadaCanada’s promise of stability and safety has been broken, Jewish leaders say after Yom Kippur attackSenior community members voice concern for future after gunman sprayed a shul in Ontario with bullets ahead of Kol Nidre serviceBy Bill Gladstone2 min read
Tony BlairTony Blair says Gaza needs to ‘live in peace with its neighbours’ to be ‘free’The former prime minister was speaking after the Board of Peace unveiled a £2.45 billion reconstruction plan for the StripBy Hayley Cregor1 min read
DocumentariesNaza documentary to air free online next monthThe controversial film will also be offered free of charge to Israeli cinemas over the next monthBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
FranceFrench Holocaust denier jailed for saying gas chambers were ‘made-up stories’Vincent Reynouard said witness accounts of the Shoah were ‘Soviet propaganda’ and described Jews as ‘pathogenic’ in articles for a far-right magazineBy Hayley Cregor1 min read
Gal GadotGal Gadot helps raise £2.25 million dedicated to ‘healing’ Israel after October 7The actress donated a £750,000 prize she received as part of the fund which will pay for mental health care and trauma treatmentBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
Francesca AlbaneseFrancesca Albanese faces backlash from pro-Palestine activists over photoshoot wearing ‘Israel-linked’ brandsThe UN special rapporteur, who has long been criticised for alleged anti-Israel bias, has now drawn the ire of the boycott movementBy Hayley Cregor1 min read
SportIreland v Israel game: Taoiseach demands apology for ‘unacceptable’ remarks about Irish football managerROI and Israel are set to face each other in Uefa competition on SundayBy Ben Conway3 min read
Emmanuel MacronIsrael accuses Macron of ‘grotesque absurdity’ over comment that Hamas has ‘never operated’ in West BankFrench President’s comments come just days after the murder of father-of-six Netanel Shukron in the territories by an attacker linked to the Palestinian terror groupBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Germany“Jewish life is no longer safe in Germany,” says the country’s ChancellorFriedrich Merz says he will do “everything possible” to protect Jewish communitiesBy Hayley Cregor1 min read
SuccotMeet the ‘Sukkah Boys’ – the industrious handymen helping Australian Jews observe SuccotBilly Klein and Zuzz Rapp build hundreds of succot in the two weeks before the holidayBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
