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Israeli innovation is the best answer to the boycotters

When the world’s most influential companies embed themselves so deeply in a country’s scientific and technological infrastructure, they inevitably become advocates for its continuity and security

By Alan Aziz

3 min read

By Debbie Fox

Light and laughter will overcome the darkness this Chanukah

2 min read

A mediaeval depiction of the William of Norwich blood libel (Image: Jonny Weinberg)

By Maureen Lipman

The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR genius

4 min read

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (left) as Freddie Knoller in new release Desperate Journey

By Ben Felsenburg

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

2 min read

By Mattie Heaven

The extremism I saw destroy Iran is taking root in Britain

4 min read

By Rob Rinder

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

3 min read

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Police integrity has been left in tatters by the Villa Park ban

By Nick Timothy

3 min read

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The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

When the state is seen to yield, extremists do not moderate – they escalate

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Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead of the match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024 / Netherlands OUT (Photo by JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

A cast of household names, from Stephen Fry to Sting, demand the release of a man convicted of directing deadly terror attacks. I doubt any of them would ever work again if he had been convicted in the UK and his victims were British

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OPINION: Turning off the music is not a pathway to peace

The artists blocking their music being streamed in Israel are doing more harm than good

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Israeli singers Noa (left) and Palestinian Israeli singer Mira Awad, representing Israel, perform during the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi Finals (Photo: Getty)

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The comforting myth of Britain as a safe haven for Jews clouds our immigration debate

If we're going to invoke Jewish history in our criticism of Shabana Mahmoud’s reforms, we owe it to those who were turned away to get that history right – and to face present realities rather than romanticise the past

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Jewish Kindertransport refugees from Germany and Austria, at a camp in Dovercourt Bay near Harwich, 11th January 1939 (Image: Getty)

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Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

The row over attempts by councillors to rename the landmark commemorating the former president of Israel risks bringing international shame upon the city

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December 2, 2025 22:46

Chaim Herzog as Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in 1978 before a security council session (Photo by Brian Alpert/Keystone/Getty Images)

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In the US, teachers are organising walkouts where students chant ‘kill the Jews’

A House committee on education has launched an investigation into school antisemitism – and the submissions are chastening

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Committee chair US Representative Tim Walberg, Republican from Michigan, speaks during a House Workforce and Education Committee (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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God approves of tacky Christmas jumpers (apparently) – where does he stand on Chanukah knits?

And what exactly does the ideal Chanukah jumper look like anyway?

By Siam Goorwich

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There is a surprisingly large amount of Chanukah merchandise on the market given Jews comprise only 0.2% of the world's population

By David Rose

How Sultana made Stalin look like a Tory – and sent Your Party to the Gulag

‘Not even Albania when it was led by Enver Hoxha, the USSR under Stalin or Mao Zedong’s China nationalised everything. She’s like a student who’s just discovered Marxism but hasn’t learnt the catechism, only a few key phrases’

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Zarah Sultana gives a speech at the inaugural conference of Your Party on November 30, 2025 in Liverpool. (Image: Getty)

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Pardoning Netanyahu is wrong – and exactly what Israel needs right now

Ending the trial could help break Israel’s political deadlock and toxic polarisation, opening the way for a unity government finally able to confront the country’s real challenges

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December 1, 2025 15:23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog (Image: Getty)

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Israeli innovation is the best answer to the boycotters

Light and laughter will overcome the darkness this Chanukah

The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR genius

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

The extremism I saw destroy Iran is taking root in Britain

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

Police integrity has been left in tatters by the Villa Park ban

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The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

OPINION: Turning off the music is not a pathway to peace

The comforting myth of Britain as a safe haven for Jews clouds our immigration debate

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

In the US, teachers are organising walkouts where students chant ‘kill the Jews’

God approves of tacky Christmas jumpers (apparently) – where does he stand on Chanukah knits?

How Sultana made Stalin look like a Tory – and sent Your Party to the Gulag

Pardoning Netanyahu is wrong – and exactly what Israel needs right now