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Gilad Erdan – the dark horse who could perhaps decide Israel’s next government

With neither Netanyahu nor the opposition likely to secure a parliamentary majority, a new party led by the former UN ambassador could hold the balance of power after the elections

4 min read

June 14, 2026 14:52

Gilad Erdan during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. (Image: Getty Images)

Unrwa

Unrwa fires 70 staffers amid Israeli accusation of Hamas ties

The refugee agency said the dismissals are not ‘a validation of the claims made against them’

2 min read

June 14, 2026 14:05

UNRWA social worker Faisal Ali Mussalem al-Naami (rear), carrying the body of a murdered Israeli man, is seen along with another terrorist at Kibbutz Be'eri, Oct. 7, 2023. (Image: Screenshot: South First Responders/Telegram)

The Lancet

World Medical Association opposes call to suspend Israeli membership

The organisation warned that expelling a founding organisation would risk ‘shrinking the dialogue among physicians at this critical time’ when support for shared ethical standards is urgently needed

2 min read

June 14, 2026 13:18

Israeli medical team at the neonatal unit in the underground bomb shelter built into the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, on April 9, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

King's Birthday Honours

Change-makers, educators and charity heads recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List

Raymond Simonson of JW3 has been made MBE

6 min read

June 12, 2026 22:30

Palestine Action

Palestine Action activists jailed over Elbit factory raid

Four defendants sentenced to seven years and eight months, five years, five years, and four years and eight months, respectively

5 min read

June 12, 2026 19:07

Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court ahead of a hearing where Palestine Action activists were jailed on June 12, 2026 (PA)

Ireland

Ireland v Israel to take place at neutral venue and without fans over pro-Palestine protest fears

Ireland had been scheduled to host Israel in the Uefa Nations League in Dublin on October 4

2 min read

June 12, 2026 18:02

Palestine flags among the Irish fans during a Euro 2024 qualifier match against Greece on October 13, 2023 (photo: Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)

Theatre

Allegra review: Maureen Lipman is the clowning glory ★★★

Quilter’s goofy comedy reminds us that Dame Maureen is, in the best possible sense, a clown

2 min read

June 12, 2026 17:44

Comic superpower: Maureen Lipman with Bailey Patrick Credit: Marc Brenner

For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

I think sometimes adults accidentally trap young Jews inside narratives of fear. Yes, the hatred is real but I do not want it to become the defining story of my year abroad

3 min read

June 12, 2026 17:24

View of one of the canals in Amsterdam.(Image: Getty Images)

Obituary

Holocaust survivor Tom Reichental, who taught thousands of Irish students about the Shoah, dies at 90

Slovakia-born Bergen-Belsen child survivor who moved to Israel after the war before starting a new life in Ireland, where he made Holocaust education his final mission

3 min read

June 12, 2026 17:18