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We’re dating – here’s what we think of the ultimate Jewish rom-com

To celebrate Tu B’Av, the Jewish day of love, we sat down to watch Crossing Delancey again. Our contrasting verdicts might surprise you

6 min read

July 23, 2026 18:08

Screen test: Dan and Viola (centre) and (clockwise) Peter Reigert and Sylvia Miles; Reizl Bozyk, Amy Irving and Miles; Reigert and Irving in the film

The Democrats forged America’s ‘special relationship’ with Israel – and may yet abandon it

Watching the party steadily distance itself from that legacy should concern not only supporters of the Jewish state, but anyone who believes US foreign policy is strongest when its closest alliances enjoy support across the political spectrum

4 min read

July 23, 2026 18:02

President John F. Kennedy and Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir following a meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, December 27, 1962 (Image: Wikimedia)

Health

I gave my kidney anonymously… only to find recipient’s brother was man who saved my life

Yonatan Rom survived a Hamas terror attack thanks to the intervention of an emergency responder – 24 years later he found himself repaying that debt

1 min read

July 23, 2026 17:28

Yonatan Rom (left) and Reuven Tam recover at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah Credit: Clalit-Beilinson Hospital.

Saudi Arabia

Trump says Saudi nuclear deal conditional on normalisation with Israel

The Kingdom will be required to sign the Abraham Accords before being granted access to US tech and expertise for its energy programme

1 min read

July 23, 2026 17:21

US President Trump meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 (Getty Images)

Divorce

Progressive movement introduces new, egalitarian get option

Divorcing couples can opt for a printed rather than hand-written document and in Hebrew rather than Aramaic

1 min read

July 23, 2026 17:06

Conservative Party

Jewish former minister Grant Shapps ‘rejected’ as Tory candidate

The erstwhile home secretary reportedly failed a new selection process, amid claims Kemi Badenoch is purging ideological opponents within her party

1 min read

July 23, 2026 17:03

Sir Grant Shapps speaks during the Conservative Party Conference at the Birmingham ICC on September 30, 2024 (Getty Images)

United Nations

Outrage as Unesco set to declare IDF-occupied Beaufort Castle ‘endangered’ after ‘years of silence’ when Hezbollah held fort

The Lebanese terror group built an extensive underground tunnel network under the castle

1 min read

July 23, 2026 16:46

Destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila following an Israeli airstrike on May 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

Foreign Office

New Foreign Office minister said Palestinians are subject to a ‘system of legal apartheid’

Uma Kumaran’s comments made just two weeks before her appointment by Andy Burnham have been labelled ‘inflammatory and false’

4 min read

July 23, 2026 16:28

MP Uma Kumaran speaks during a reception in Downing Street in 2025 (Image: Getty)

Jewish weddings

Proposed marriage law reforms could benefit mixed-faith couples

Changes in legislation would enable mixed-faith couples to have a legally recognised Jewish ceremony

2 min read

July 23, 2026 16:27

Rabbi Lisa Barrett at the marriage of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash (Photo: Chelsea White)

Israel Iran War

Three Israeli cities open public bomb shelters

Move comes as conflict with Iran escalates but citizens reassured no specific threat has been identified

1 min read

July 23, 2026 16:26

A man walks his cat into a bomb shelter on March 18, 2026 in Ramat Gan (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Kosher

Five pre-mixed kosher cocktails to raise l’chaim to

Fancy a cocktail, without having to channel your inner Tom Cruise? No problem!

2 min read

July 23, 2026 16:00

Cocktail recipe

Pink sunset spritz

A light, refreshing cocktail that’s as easy as 1,2,3

July 23, 2026 15:49

Cook time: 0

Rosé wine and pink lemonade make this simple spritz a summer delight (Photo: 2Life)

Greece

Greece poised to approve €3bn Israeli ‘Achilles Shield’ air defence deal

The underlying technology of the new system is expected to be provided by Israeli firm Rafael

1 min read

July 23, 2026 15:47

Greece's Defence Minister Nikos Dendias (L) welcomes his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz (R) before their meeting in Athens on January 20, 2026 (Getty Images)

I served in Afghanistan: Wes Streeting’s claim that the IDF fell short of British Army standards is slander

Israeli soldiers had to fight house by house through a defensive system running through walls, floors and deep underground while protecting civilians at home from rocket fire. We faced nothing comparable and I see no evidence that we would have performed better

4 min read

July 23, 2026 15:34