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Gantz and Rubio criticise UK, Western moves they say hurt hostage talks

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have accused the UK, France and other allies of undermining the prospects for a ceasefire

2 min read

August 10, 2025 10:31

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz (Image: Getty)

Steve Witkoff

Witkoff meets Qatar PM in intensified push for diplomatic solution as Israel weighs Gaza City takeover

Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested the takeover plan in recent days, with Netanyahu’s own national security advisor also reportedly opposed

1 min read

August 10, 2025 10:16

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Edinburgh Fringe

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Beth Paterson deals with Jewish identity and the generational impact of trauma in her one-woman show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

1 min read

August 8, 2025 16:28

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Germany

Germany halts some arms exports to Israel over Gaza City occupation plan

Jerusalem’s decision to step up military operations makes it difficult for Germany to pursue its foreign policy priorities, Chancellor Merz said

2 min read

August 8, 2025 16:01

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Israel's latest offensive in Gaza as 'no longer justified' (Image: Getty)

United Nations

US terror victims sue Unrwa over alleged Hamas links

The claim follows a Supreme Court ruling which allowed US citizens to bring civil claims against international orgnisations accused of supporting terrorism

2 min read

August 8, 2025 15:20

Unrwa has been sued in US federal court over allegations of links with Hamas (Image: Getty)

Israel

Budget airline Wizz Air resumes UK flights to Israel

The announcement came as Ben-Gurion Airport saw its busiest day since October 7, 2023

1 min read

August 8, 2025 14:57

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has confirmed it will resume flights to Israel in the coming weeks (Image: Getty)

Palestinian statehood

Palestine recognition ‘shows Hamas that killing people pays off’

‘The entire world order is in danger,’ says the chair of Estonia’s foreign affairs committee, who warned against rewarding Hamas with statehood

4 min read

August 8, 2025 14:25

While recognising the plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Marko Mihkelson warns that Hamas could view the recent actions of Western democracies - including France, the UK and Canada - as a reward for acts of terrorism (Photo: Mihkelson in Israel, October 17, 2023 / courtesy)

Muslim Brotherhood

Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Another former minister told the JC that some countries in Middle East are concerned that Westminster doesn’t take the issue seriously

3 min read

August 8, 2025 14:13

A former cabinet minister has expressed concern over the 'complacency' in the UK about the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Pictured: Supporters of the Brotherhood at a pro-Palestine rally in Jordan; Image: Getty)

Progressive Judaism

Progressive and Masorti rabbis to hold Havdalah vigil, calling for ceasefire

Organisers say they are standing in solidarity with the hostages and demanding more aid into Gaza

2 min read

August 8, 2025 13:37

Palestinian girls walk at a makeshift displacement camp set up amid building rubble in Gaza City in May (Photo: Getty)

China

IDF bans Chinese cars from bases over data leak fears

The move follows a deterioration in Sino-Israeli relations over the war in Gaza and allies’ concerns about espionage

1 min read

August 8, 2025 13:33

A car parked outside an IDF facility Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh

Books

The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia review: ‘deeply affecting memoir of loss and grief’

Sylvie Weil’s unusual work is an interminable search of a resolution to life’s meaning, recalling the prototype of the wandering Jew of medieval lore

2 min read

August 8, 2025 13:14

The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia review: ‘deeply affecting memoir of loss and grief’

The New Yorker sees Israeli indifference to Gaza – and misses the story

What David Remnick calls a “zone of denial” says far more about his and other Western newsrooms than it does about the Jewish state. It’s a denial of history, of trauma, of the deeply rational fear driving Israeli behaviour

4 min read

August 8, 2025 12:32

David Remnick speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival, October 07, 2023 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

Texas

Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

A bitter row in the state legislature over partisan changes to the electoral map has seen arrest warrants issued for some representatives

1 min read

August 8, 2025 11:43

Texas Democrat Jolanda Jones has apologised after comparing a row over plans to redraw the state's electoral boundaries to the Holocaust (Image: Alamy)

Lebanon

Lebanon backs US plan for Hezbollah disarmament

The government voted in favour of the ‘objectives’ of the scheme, but did not approve a deadline or any specific details

1 min read

August 8, 2025 10:15

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawas Salam has confirmed his cabinet backed 'the objectives' of a US proposal to disarm Hezbollah (Image: Getty)

Israel is the only nation in history accused of starving those it feeds

A lie amplified by Western media and feckless politicians – who have abandoned the hostages and increasingly abandon Israel itself – is fueling a new wave of unashamed antisemitism

4 min read

August 8, 2025 10:14

Thousands of pallets of humanitarian aid already inside Gaza were waiting to be picked up and distributed from the crossings by UN agencies and international organizations. (Image: COGAT)

Belgium

Palestinian activist loses right to asylum in Belgium

Khatib has been accused of supporting proscribed terror groups

1 min read

August 8, 2025 09:35

A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023. After pro-Palestinian jubilant scenes in Germany because of the large-scale attack on Israel, there is discussion about banning certain clubs. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

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