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Security fears grow as politicians and IDF argue

Prolonged crisis has exposed sharp dividing lines in the fabric of Israeli society

5 min read

August 17, 2023 12:40

Security fears grow as politicians and IDF argue

The rights of all should be protected by Israel

The planned judicial reforms would undermine the most fundamental principles of human rights and equality that are essential to any democracy, especially in a tinderbox country

3 min read

August 17, 2023 12:33

Protesters lift flags and placards as they march against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Bibi and Biden’s mutual non-admiration pact

There's no doubt the US administration hates Netanyahu. The question is, who is running it? The President of Barack Obama?

3 min read

August 17, 2023 12:32

Bibi and Biden’s mutual non-admiration pact

Social Media

LinkedIn refuses to remove antisemitic post despite complaints from users

'Jews are pigs' remark and term ‘Zionazi’ are not breaches of our rules, says network

1 min read

August 17, 2023 12:03

LinkedIn refuses to remove antisemitic post despite complaints from users

Sephardi Judaism

Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

Calls for a memorial to be built for those whose bodies were dug up from East End cemetery and reburied in unmarked mass graves

2 min read

August 17, 2023 11:40

Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

Eilat

Eilat's coral reefs continue to deteriorate says Israeli government

Artificial light, desalination plant, storms and rising temperatures all problems for the ecosystem

1 min read

August 17, 2023 11:24

EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 14: A stony coral from the genus Stylophora at 10 metres deep on July 14, 2022, in Eilat, Israel. Coral reefs are complete ecosystems, and although the reef in Eilat is perhaps capable of withstanding climate change, it is also under threat from human factors - tourism development, waste run-offs into the sea and light pollution. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Aqaba (also known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat) than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resistance and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there is a possibility that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resistant ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).

Planning a Jewish family break? Try a traumatising trip to Paris!

Israel is out of reach as a holiday destination for most American Jews. Alternatives include pensioner-packed Miami or the French capital.

2 min read

August 17, 2023 11:19

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Universities

Academic support for David Miller starts to wane after 'Jews are over-represented' claim

Some of Miller's former backers have disavowed the sacked University of Bristol lecturer and expressed embarrassment for previously defending him

3 min read

August 17, 2023 11:00

Academic support for David Miller starts to wane after 'Jews are over-represented' claim

Animals

Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has new snake species named after him

Scientists have named the Tachymenoides harrisonfordi in honour of the Jewish actor

1 min read

August 17, 2023 10:47

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Harrison Ford attends the Premiere of 20th Century Studios' "The Call of the Wild" at El Capitan Theatre on February 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Tech poverty in a digital world

Having technology, internet access and smart devices at our constant disposal is an essential part of life in 2023

2 min read

August 17, 2023 08:00

Meet our mini Fun Runners

A big thank you and mazeltov to Leo Seager (aged six) and his sister Annabel Seager (aged eight), who ran the Maccabi Fun Run with their parents to raise money for Mitzvah Day and in turn help keep us running

1 min read

August 17, 2023 08:00