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Movement for Progressive Judaism

Progressive Judaism appoints campus ambassadors

The new roles will be paid and appointed every academic year

1 min read

July 20, 2026 16:06

Zac Bates Fisher (right), who is overseeing the new MPJ student ambassador programme, with students at a recent event in Bristol

Israel

Israeli scientists find parents smoking outside increase risk of nicotine addiction in children

The researchers also found that so-called ‘third-hand smoke’ carried into the home on clothing and hair can still impact the health of young children

1 min read

July 20, 2026 15:18

A smoker taps their cigarette ash into an ashtray (Getty Images)

Qatar

Qatar ‘in secret talks’ to secure release of Jewish prisoners held by Iran

Dozens of Jews in Iran have reportedly been arrested since Israel’s air campaign against the regime last year

1 min read

July 20, 2026 14:33

Qatari flags outside the Qatar Museum in Doha, July 12, 2026 (Credit: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas

Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as sole political leader

Al-Hayya will succeed Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the IDF in 2024, with the terror group governed by a five-man committee since then

1 min read

July 20, 2026 13:52

Hamas' new leader Khalil al-Hayya (C), with its chief representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan (L), and the secretary general of the PFLP-GC, Talal Naji, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, on October 19, 2022 (Getty Images)

Interrailing

Frum, kosher – and interrailing through Europe

Travelling as an observant Jew might sometimes be challenging, but it can be equally life-enhancing, as our writer discovered

5 min read

July 20, 2026 13:35

Ahron Asher Moss (left) with his fellow travellers in Lugano (Photo: Ahron Asher Moss)

Hungary

She’s Jewish, the best female chess player of all time – and could be Hungary’s next president

Prime Minister Peter Magyar said his nomination of Judit Polgár was an attempt to place an admired, non-partisan public figure in the role

2 min read

July 20, 2026 13:08

Judit Polgár attends the 'Queen Of Chess' Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater in Utah on January 27, 2026 (Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

The real reason Hezbollah should be worried

A broad civic movement against the terror group is emerging within Lebanon – even among the Shi’ite community

3 min read

July 20, 2026 13:02

Mourners carry the casket of a Hezbollah fighter who was killed in clashes with the Israeli army on July 18, 2026 (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /

Tishah b'Av

Tishah b’Av: from the heart of darkness to defiant hope

The prophetic call to justice and compassion rise out of the midst of the bleak fast

3 min read

July 20, 2026 13:00

Recalling tragedy: a gallery at the recent Nova Festival memorial exhibition in London (photo: Getty Images)

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

We must make clear that to ‘hear’ is not to ‘accept’, still less to justify language that contravenes the IHRA antisemitism definition. Above all, we must now reflect afresh and listen attentively to a wider range of voices

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:44

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

Israel

Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has threatened to defy the ruling, saying that ‘there is no legal source of authority for such an action’

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:37

The Supreme Court during a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill on July 13, 2026 (Flash90)

Priti Patel

Dame Priti Patel accuses government of ‘lying’ to downplay scale of aid going into Gaza

Shadow foreign secretary accuses incoming PM Andy Burnham of failing ‘to speak with any humanity’ about Israeli suffering

6 min read

July 20, 2026 11:25

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel in Golders Green after the Hatzola ambulance arson attack in March (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Maccabiah Games

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

Tennis players Sarah Schechter and Samantha Cohen were jointly responsible for GB’s haul of three medals

5 min read

July 20, 2026 11:07

Left to right: silver medallist Samantha Cohen, general team manager Andrew Myers, gold and bronze medallist Sarah Schechter (photo: Alex Mandel)

World Cup 2026

Herzog sends best wishes to Spanish people over World Cup victory

‘I hope to see Israel at the next World Cup hosted in your country, as well as in Portugal and Morocco,’ the Israeli president said

1 min read

July 20, 2026 09:55

Spanish fans in Madrid as they watch the Fifa World Cup 2026 final match between Spain and Argentina (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Karim Khan

Karim Khan sex abuse accuser denies being part of Mossad

The Malaysian lawyer said the ICC chief prosecutor assaulted her during a work trip to Columbia

2 min read

July 19, 2026 12:34

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan claimed that the accusations were part of a conspiracy to undermine his decision to seek arrest warrants for Bibi Netanyahu and other Israeli senior officials (Getty Images)

Travel

Keeping it cool in cosmopolitan Marseille

Gaby Koppel returns to France’s vibrant port city in search of an elusive Jewish-Tunisian cafe

5 min read

July 19, 2026 12:33

The vibrant streets of La Panier in Marseille (Photo: Getty)

October 7

Sinwar had planned to attack 220 sites, newly released documents reveal

The architect of the October 7 massacres had also intended to use a force of 10,000 terrorists

2 min read

July 19, 2026 12:32

Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, had made detailed plans of both physical and psychological attacks on Israel (Photo: Getty)

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