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Rabbi Rebecca Birk to be new senior rabbi of LJS

The Finchley Progressive leader will take over at the flagship Liberal congregation from the retiring Rabbi Alexandra Wright

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July 21, 2026 11:33

Hungary

Jewish ‘Queen of chess’ Judit Polgár declines nomination for Hungarian president

Polgár said she doesn’t have the strength to ‘unite a divided nation’

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July 21, 2026 11:11

Judit Polgár attends the 'Queen Of Chess' Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater in Utah on January 27, 2026 (Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Iran

‘I’ve never met supreme leader,’ says Iranian foreign minister

Abbas Aragchi suggested that only ‘very small number’ of regime members have ever encountered Mojtaba Khamenei, who was previously rumoured to have died in US-Israeli strikes

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July 21, 2026 11:01

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) followed by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (L) arrive for a joint press conference following a meeting in Baghdad on June 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand put feet on pedals to raise vital funds to support families

Volunteers cycled hundreds of kilometres through Hertfordshire

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July 21, 2026 10:37

Hand in Hand cyclists at the start of the ride (Photo: Hand in Hand)

Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband appointed as foreign secretary by Andy Burnham

‘I will carry my parents' faith in that spirit of Britain to my role representing our country’, the former Labour leader said

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July 21, 2026 10:26

New Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaving 10 Downing Street on Monday (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Hamas

IDF kills Hamas commander who held October 7 hostages including Emily Damari

Adham Ibrahim Sha’aban Nasman directed terrorists during the 2023 massacre, including a Nova festival infiltrator

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July 21, 2026 09:53

Killed by the IDF: Adham Ibrahim Sha'aban Nasman (Image: IDF); destruction in Gaza City (Image: Getty)

United Nations

United Nations ‘failing Jewish people greatly’ says former antisemitism tsar Deborah Lipstadt

American historian also warns of virulently anti-Israel ‘alliance of convenience’ between far-left groups and Islamist extremists

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July 20, 2026 20:31

Historian and former US antisemitism tsar Deborah Lipstadt (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty)

Jewish-Muslim relations

Jewish and Muslim leaders look to rebuild relations post-October 7

A summit was convened by Dr Qari Asim, co-chair of the UK Muslim Network and Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

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July 20, 2026 19:19

Dr Qari Asim and Phil Rosenberg (Photo: Board of Deputies)

Interfaith

Interfaith football match achieves goal of ‘bringing people together through sport’

The match was a collaboration between organisations in Cumbria

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July 20, 2026 18:47

The teams in the interfaith football match in Cumbria (Photo: Jonny Gios)

Green Party

Young Greens elect antizionist leaders and drop IHRA antisemitism definition

New ‘anti-imperialist’ co-chair of youth movement also founded Greens for Palestine wing which pushed ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

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July 20, 2026 18:41

Newly elected Young Greens' co-chairs Jo Dowbor and Cyn Muthoni (Photo: Instagram)

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

The objection is not that the Church of England listened to Palestinian Christians but that it chose to do so through one of the most extreme documents produced in recent years – one that portrays the Jewish state as inherently genocidal and racist

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July 20, 2026 17:53

General Synod July 14, 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

Aish UK

Record number of interrailers unite at Aish UK Shabbat in Budapest

This is the fourth year running the organisation has held its Off the Rails - One Shabbat of Unity in Hungary’s capital

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July 20, 2026 17:25

Aish UK's Shabbat of Jewish Connection in Kazinczy Street Synagogue (Photo: Jacob Gersch)

Airlines

Series of ‘accidents’ involving Israir planes at Luton Airport under investigation

The Israeli airline has reported several incidents including a collision between a towing vehicle and a jet last week, leaving passengers stranded

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July 20, 2026 17:18

The entrance to London Luton Airport (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Why I backed the Kairos motion – without wavering in my support for Israel to live in peace and security

The Church can engage critically with the document while remaining uncompromising in its opposition to antisemitism and steadfast in its commitment to Christian–Jewish friendship

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July 20, 2026 17:15