Opinion

Haifa and the Technion embody coexistence. Hackney should learn from them, not turn away

Around a quarter of its students are Arab Israelis, a higher proportion than Arab citizens make up in Israel's population as a whole. Nearly 70 per cent of those Arab students are women, many the first in their families to study engineering, medicine or science

By Alan Aziz

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Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze students at the Technion (Image: Technion UK)

United Nations General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York City (Image: Wikipedia)

By Leah Benoz

BBC’s failure to scrutinise the UN’s treatment of Israel betrays its duty to hold power to account

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to care home residents Dorothea and Doreen during his visit to Jewish Care, July 29, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

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The trend for rounds of applause in synagogue makes regulars like me clappy-unhappy

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Antisemitism is no longer a temporary spike

Violent incidents are followed by an increase in antisemitic activity

By Yoni Gordon-Teller

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What a teddy bear can mean to an endangered child

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By Stephen Pollard

‘The Jews did it’ – the handy theory of everything, from the Ceuta migrant crisis to whatever may go wrong next

If we are all powerful, something doesn't quite add up. Most of the 69,000 who have crossed from Morocco have been pushed back, and Spain’s anti-Israel government remains in power. Perhaps I left Barcelona too soon

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Migrants wait to receive water on the beach on August 2, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. (Image: Getty Images)

By Mardo Soghom

Trump’s repeated retreats risk weakening US deterrence and emboldening Iran

If Washington intends to use military pressure primarily as leverage for diplomacy, it will have to convince both its adversaries and its allies that its red lines still carry credibility

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US President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One (Getty Images)

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Leaders

The Green councillor’s troubling Israeli hostage talk

What we are witnessing is a wider degradation of British politics. Instead of inflaming overseas passions for electoral advantage, political leaders should return their attention to the duties for which they were chosen

By The JC Leader

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Kamel Hawwash speaking on Algerian TV on October 7, 2023 (Image: Almagharibia TV/ YouTube screenshot)

By The JC Leader

A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

The Islamic Republic has understood the openness of our society as an opportunity. Labour must now demonstrate that openness need not mean defencelessness and root out the regime’s malign network in this country

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Al Quds Day rally on March 15, 2026 in London (Image: Getty Images)

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Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

The objection is not that the Church of England listened to Palestinian Christians but that it chose to do so through one of the most extreme documents produced in recent years – one that portrays the Jewish state as inherently genocidal and racist

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General Synod July 14, 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

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US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

Undermining ties with Britain’s chief military ally and trading partner as well as the Jewish state – a technological and defence powerhouse – would carry enormous strategic costs

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Opinion

Haifa and the Technion embody coexistence. Hackney should learn from them, not turn away

BBC’s failure to scrutinise the UN’s treatment of Israel betrays its duty to hold power to account

Letters to the Editor, August 7 2026

Jewish Care and how to create a decent society

Latest from opinion

The trend for rounds of applause in synagogue makes regulars like me clappy-unhappy

Antisemitism is no longer a temporary spike

What a teddy bear can mean to an endangered child

‘The Jews did it’ – the handy theory of everything, from the Ceuta migrant crisis to whatever may go wrong next

Trump’s repeated retreats risk weakening US deterrence and emboldening Iran

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

Leaders

The Green councillor’s troubling Israeli hostage talk

A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

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