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Why I have finally finished the novel my late friend and I were writing together

Ivor Baddiel on the new sci-fi thriller he began with children’s author Jonny Zucker

4 min read

August 28, 2025 15:56

Why I have finally finished the novel my late friend and I were writing together

IDF

Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?

Some reports have claimed that the Israeli military launched an operation to dismantle surveillance devices

2 min read

August 28, 2025 15:55

Israeli military vehicles in Syria (Image: IDF)

Iran

European countries trigger snapback sanctions against Iran

Britain, Germany and France cite regime’s nuclear violations and stalled diplomacy

2 min read

August 28, 2025 15:29

An Iranian flag flies over Tehran (Image: Getty)

Memorial

Thugs cut down memorial tree for French Jew who was tortured to death in hate attack

The olive tree in a Paris suburb was planted for Ilan Halimi, who was killed aged 23 in 2006

1 min read

August 28, 2025 15:10

Ilan Halimi's olive tree was felled earlier in the month (Image: Dimitar DILKOFF/ AFP via Getty)

review

Orphan review: ‘Impressive cinematography can’t quite redeem a muddled narrative’ ★★★

Jewish Hungarian director László Nemes’ artfully filmed post-war drama about a wayward boy in Budapest misses the mark in its final act

2 min read

August 28, 2025 14:59

Actor Bojtorján Barábas in the film 'Orphan'. (Photo: Press La Biennale di Venezia)

Crime

Second woman accuses ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct

The British lawyer is already the subject of an investigation sparked by a previous allegation

1 min read

August 28, 2025 14:44

A second woman has accused ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct (Image: Getty)

Challah

Rosh Hashanah spiced apple challah crown

All the festive flavours in a showstopping sweet and warmly spiced loaf

August 28, 2025 14:05

Cook time: 40 minutes (plus 3+ hours rising time)

There are no good options for Israel to free the hostages and defeat Hamas

Even if one accepts that the hostages must come first, the correct path forward is still far from obvious. The question remains: how best to bring them home?

2 min read

August 28, 2025 13:53

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-L)) heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

Palestine Action

Met Police charge 67 over alleged Palestine Action support

‘The notion that by coming out and showing support toward a proscribed terrorist group will overwhelm us is completely misguided,’ said the force

1 min read

August 28, 2025 13:52

Police have charged 67 people over alleged displays of support for Palestine Action (Image: Getty)

Nazi

Jewish-owned painting stolen by Nazis goes missing as police raid Argentine home of Hitler aide’s daughter

Portrait of a Lady was stolen from Dutch Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikker during the Second World War but was reportedly discovered in Argentina

1 min read

August 28, 2025 12:55

The painting believed to be Portrait of a Lady, before it went missing, on the wall inside an expensive Argentinian villa (Image: Robles Casas & Campos)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Shoftim

“When he is seated on his royal throne, he shall have a copy of this ‘Torah’ written for him on a scroll by the levitical priests. Let it remain with him and let him read it all his life, so that he may learn to revere his Eternal God, to observe faithfully every word of this ‘Torah’ as well as these laws. Thus he will not act haughtily toward his fellows or deviate from the ‘Torah’ to the right or to the left” Deuteronomy 17:18-20

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August 28, 2025 10:21

Prince William is shown a Torah scroll during a visit to Western Marble Arch Synagogue (photo:Getty Images)

Why I refused to sign the rabbinic letter on Israel’s actions in Gaza

Amid an existential war for Israel and the Jewish people, it is not enough to ‘make a statement’

2 min read

August 28, 2025 10:16

'I cannot sign this statement because it is deficient in facts, in nuance and in context' (Image: Getty)

Calendar

Shabbat times from August 29 to September 5

Shabbat times for the week

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August 28, 2025 10:12

Shabbat times from August 29 to September 5

Israel

Microsoft sacks two employees over anti-Israel office occupation

The pair were part of a group calling on the company not to allow the IDF to use its cloud software in the West Bank

1 min read

August 28, 2025 10:09

Microsoft has sacked two employees after they occupied company president Brad Smith's office as part of an anti-Israel protests (Image: Getty)

Pride

‘When I came out 40 years ago, homophobia was the norm’

Back in 1985, there were no openly gay British Jewish figures and the police would charge two men for kissing in public. Over the past four decades, communal attitudes to LGBT+ life have changed enormously

6 min read

August 28, 2025 10:06

Pride, not prejudice: the writer in a rainbow beard at this year's Pride, in London

USA

Minneapolis shooting suspect ‘posted antisemitic videos’ before attack

Police identified Robin Westman, a 23-year-old city resident, as their sole suspect in the murder of two young children

1 min read

August 28, 2025 09:43

Robin Westman, 23, was named by police as the only suspect in the Minneapolis mass shooting (Image: YouTube screenshot)

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