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Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

The turquoise water is made for wild bathing in the summer heat and makes an ideal setting for pondering the country’s troubled past

5 min read

May 18, 2026 18:21

The Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden overlooking Lake Wörthersee

Palestine

Some watermelon slice symbols are examples of extremism, says German intelligence

The fruit symbol is antisemitic when used in the shape of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the agency said

1 min read

May 18, 2026 17:38

A protester in Berlin holds up an image of a watermelon slice in the shape of Israel plus the Palestinian territories (Photo by BABAK BORDBAR/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Hebrew

Numbers boom at international Olympiad celebrating the Hebrew language

Students from Japan, Singapore, Mexico and Brazil took part in the annual challenge

1 min read

May 18, 2026 17:25

Participants in the Hebrew Language Olympiad (Credit: Hebrew Consortium at Brandeis)

Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

When police escort protestors despite knowing in advance that antisemitic slogans are likely to appear, onlookers reasonably conclude that such rhetoric now lies within the boundaries of acceptable public discourse

2 min read

May 18, 2026 16:43

Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

IRGC

US arrests IRGC-linked commander who ‘plotted Golders Green attack’

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of planning 18 attacks across north America and Europe

4 min read

May 18, 2026 16:34

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, right, pictured with Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian military commander killed in a US strike in 2020 (Image: US department of Justice)

whisky

L’chaim! How an award-winning Israeli whisky distillery bottled the Dead Sea

M&H distillery launch new ‘terroir’ range offering a taste of four distinct Israeli landscapes

2 min read

May 18, 2026 16:27

M&H's new Apex Terroir range showcases four distinct regions of Israel (Photo: M&H)

Remembering Holocaust survivor Harry Spiro, whose family was his victory over the Nazis

Hearing him speak was always heartbreaking because, as he told his story, you could still glimpse the young boy forced to confront the very worst of humanity. Yet he dedicated his life to ensuring others would learn from it.

2 min read

May 18, 2026 16:22

COBHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: Harry Spiro talks to the Chelsea 1st team squad about the Holocaust at Chelsea Training Ground on January 18, 2018 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham won’t support Corbyn return to Labour, sources claim

John McDonnell called for the former leader to be allowed back to the party

2 min read

May 18, 2026 16:16

Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is seeking to return to parliament (Photo: Getty)

Eurovision 2026

Israel didn’t win Eurovision – and I was relieved

We were all vying for Noam Bettan to do well, but the prospect of the stadium erupting into boos if he had triumphed would have been unbearable. Maybe next year, the world will be ready to see the Jewish state taking the trophy home again

2 min read

May 18, 2026 15:24