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Why the BBC must finally publish Balen report

It’s unacceptable that the Beeb still refuses to release its own document on anti-Israel bias

2 min read

January 5, 2023 12:13

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: The BBC headquarters at New Broadcasting House is illuminated at night on November 13, 2012 in London, England. Tim Davie has been appointed the acting Director General of the BBC following the resignation of George Entwistle after the broadcasting of an episode of the current affairs programme 'Newsnight' on child abuse allegations which contained errors. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

I am a baroness with (big) imposter syndrome

Taking my seat in the House of Lords last month felt surreal and wonderful in equal measure

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January 5, 2023 12:11

I am a baroness with (big) imposter syndrome

Dear Whoopi, like Jews, racism comes in different colours

The actress’s latest comment about the Holocaust is so wrong, it’s hard to know where to start

3 min read

January 5, 2023 12:08

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Whoopi Goldberg attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue )

Poland

‘Last chance’ plea for memorial to Gdansk ghetto

From 1940 onwards, site was home to Polish port city remaining 600 Jews - now it is being rapidly redeveloped

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January 5, 2023 11:57

‘Last chance’ plea for memorial to Gdansk ghetto

George Santos’s Jewish fantasies indict American politics

He flipped New York’s 3rd District from Democratic to Republican but since then, much of the biography in his campaign materials has been exposed as false

3 min read

January 5, 2023 11:55

US Representative-elect George Santos (R-NY) speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Wade Vandervort / AFP) (Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Bibi trusts inner circle to tackle Iran and seek new Arab allies

Now Netanyahu's cabinet has been sworn in, it's clear the country will be led by a small cohort of moderate loyalists

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January 5, 2023 11:54

Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group picture of the new government with Israeli Ministers at the president's residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ממשלה בית הנשיא תמונה קבוצתית ממשלה ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג

Royal Family

Prince Harry: William and Kate told me to wear Nazi uniform

In 2005, Prince Harry was photographed wearing a Nazi costume at a 'Native and Colonial' theme party

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January 5, 2023 11:50

Paris, FRANCE: A man reads, 13 January 2005 in Paris, the British tabloid The Sun featuring Harry, 20, the younger son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, wearing a khaki uniform with an armband emblazoned with a swastika, emblem of the German WWII Nazi Party. The photographs in The Sun newspaper triggered outrage, especially from the Jewish community which pointed out that they appear as the royal family prepares to lead commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust. AFP PHOTO GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Forget Hamas, Ben-Gvir needs to beware the Charedim

The real shockwave caused by the far-right politician's jaunt on Temple Mount came in the form of a headline in strictly Orthodox newspaper Yated Ne’eman

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January 5, 2023 11:45

Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה

Scotland

Cleric who defended a report questioning Israel’s right to exist is new head of the Church of Scotland

New Moderator of the Scottish Church was head of the ecclesiastical council behind a document that suggested Jews’ claim to the land of Israel could be invalidated by their treatment of Palestinians

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January 5, 2023 11:39

Israel

Anti-Zionist ‘scammed’ by Gaza-based Palestinian activist

Campaigner has claimed that thousands of pounds he thought he had raised for Palestinian charities was stolen by a Gazan friend

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January 5, 2023 11:37

Anti-Zionist ‘scammed’ by Gaza-based Palestinian activist

Film

Will the next James Bond be a Zionist?

British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is being tipped as the new 007

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January 5, 2023 11:35

In the sober light of January, I’ve worked out why Jews drink less

As a people forced to up sticks and flee at frequent intervals, we’ve only ever been able to count on bringing our heads with us

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January 5, 2023 11:30

Ultra Orthodox Jews seen drunk in the streets of the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther which is read in synagogues. Other customs include: sending food parcels and giving charity, dressing up in masks and costumes, eating a festive meal, and public celebration. March 6, 2015. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ôåøéí îàä ùòøéí úçôåùåú úçôåùú ùéëåøéí

Jewish Education

Rabbi facing sex probe has key role running Jewish primary schools

Rabbi Chaim Halpern, under investigation over claims he assaulted a woman who came to him for spiritual guidance, is listed as a member of board which appoints governors

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January 5, 2023 11:28