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Israel blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firm

The proposed deal would have left the state-owned Rafael as a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.

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January 27, 2026 09:29

The Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over central Israel on June 19, 2025 (Flash90)

Kanye West

‘I am not a Nazi… I love Jewish people’: Kanye West apologises for past behaviour in Wall Street Journal advert

The rapper says he ‘lost touch with reality’ due to his bipolar-1 disorder

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January 26, 2026 17:37

Kanye West arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in July 2025 (Picture HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

That instinct – costly, unyielding and often misunderstood – is not a weakness. It is civilisational clarity – a reaffirmation of the values that distinguish the Jewish state from those who fight it

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January 26, 2026 17:22

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir addresses his troops following the recovery of Ran Gvili's body (IDF)

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

Key aide to Starmer appointed UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Former LFI chair Jon Pearce will replace Lord Pickles, who stood down from the role in April last year

3 min read

January 26, 2026 17:19

The prime minister's parliamentary private secretary Jon Pearce has been appointed as UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues (Image: Jon Pearce/X).

Fertility

Fertility charity announces arrival of 1,000th baby

Chana will be holding a major fundraising campaign on February 8 and 9 to support more couples hoping for a baby

2 min read

January 26, 2026 16:28

Chana has welcomed the 1,000th baby, born with its support (Photo: Getty)

Israeli football

Police arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probe

Those detained include current players and a group of senior team officials

1 min read

January 26, 2026 15:46

A football field on a sunny day (Getty Images)

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson confirmed as new judge on The Great British Bake Off

The Jewish cook and food writer will replace Prue Leith on the Channel 4 show

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January 26, 2026 15:38

Nigella Lawson pictured at Australian Fashion Week in May 2025 (Picture: James Gourley/Getty Images)

Spain

Jewish cemetery in Spain vandalised in ‘despicable antisemitic act of desecration’

Several headstones at the Jewish cemetery of Les Corts in Barcelona were found smashed at the weekend

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January 26, 2026 14:54

Damaged graves at the Jewish cemetery (Photo: Jewish Community of Barcelona)

Social Media

‘Ban social media for under 16s’ says leading campaigner

The proposed legislation was passed by the House of Lords last week

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January 26, 2026 14:11

Books

William Shakespeare was a ‘Jewish woman of north African descent’, new book claims

Emilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet, has long been associated with the Bard

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January 26, 2026 14:03

Historian Irene Coslet argues that Emilia Bassano was responsible for the plays attributed to Shakespeare (Image courtesy of Pen and Sword Books Ltd)

Hostages

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

The discovery of the late police sergeant’s remains mean that, after more than two years, all of the hostages have been liberated from Hamas

4 min read

January 26, 2026 13:54

IDF soldiers recover the body of Ran Gvili, the final hostage, in Gaza City on January 26, 2026 (Telegram/AmitSegal)

Israeli Politics

Submarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’

The procurement of German-made vessels under the previous Netanyahu-led government is at the centre of a major corruption probe

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January 26, 2026 13:02

Prime Minister Netanyahu emerges from a submarine during a visit to the military port of Haifa on November 17, 2009 (GPO)

Cheders

Attendance soars at United Synagogue chedarim

Hampstead Garden Suburb’s Aleph Centre even has waiting lists

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January 26, 2026 12:30

Aleph Centre year 6 packing gifts for Mitzvah Day

Football

‘My country is my pride’: Israeli footballer Tai Abed ‘turns down millions’ to play for UAE national side

Abed, 21, is one of Israeli football’s biggest rising stars

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January 26, 2026 12:05

Instead of joining Al Jazira, Abed made the move to Spanish top-tier club Levante for a fee of around €200,000 (Photo: Levante)

Hostages

IDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran Gvili

Israel has confirmed that the Rafah Crossing will be reopened when the final hostage’s remains are returned

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January 26, 2026 11:20

Why cutting military ties with Israel would cost British soldiers’ lives

Do not pretend that refusing to learn battlefield trauma lessons from the IDF is some noble stand. It is a luxury belief that would be paid for by 19-year-olds

6 min read

January 26, 2026 11:20

Israeli soldiers during a medical military training in Northern Galillee (Image: Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

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