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Lord Hermer

Sir Keir Starmer’s attorney general Lord Hermer out of Andy Burnham’s new government

Rachel Reeves, David Lammy and Steve Reed also among cabinet members heading to the backbenches

2 min read

July 20, 2026 17:04

Attorney General Lord Hermer (Image: Getty)

Jewish schools

School Report: we need to bridge the gap between classroom and home

There are small steps parents can take to reinforce what children learn at school

2 min read

July 20, 2026 16:35

A Jewish school classroom in the UK (photo: Getty Images)

Zaka

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

The minimum bid for Peter Paltchik’s gear is $50,000

1 min read

July 20, 2026 16:27

Israel's Peter Paltchik reacts after beating Switzerland's Daniel Eich in the judo men's 100kg bronze medal bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (photo: Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty Images)

Gidon Sa’ar backing Argentina in the World Cup needlessly antagonises ordinary Brits

In the context of calls for Israel to recognise the Falklands as Argentinian, the foreign minister’s social media post is more than banter

2 min read

July 20, 2026 16:16

Israeli foreign minister Gidon Sa'ar and Argentina's ambassador to Israel Shimon Axel Wahnish (Photo: X)

Movement for Progressive Judaism

Progressive Judaism appoints campus ambassadors

The new roles will be paid and appointed every academic year

1 min read

July 20, 2026 16:06

Zac Bates Fisher (right), who is overseeing the new MPJ student ambassador programme, with students at a recent event in Bristol

Israel

Israeli scientists find parents smoking outside increase risk of nicotine addiction in children

The researchers also found that so-called ‘third-hand smoke’ carried into the home on clothing and hair can still impact the health of young children

1 min read

July 20, 2026 15:18

A smoker taps their cigarette ash into an ashtray (Getty Images)

Qatar

Qatar ‘in secret talks’ to secure release of Jewish prisoners held by Iran

Dozens of Jews in Iran have reportedly been arrested since Israel’s air campaign against the regime last year

1 min read

July 20, 2026 14:33

Qatari flags outside the Qatar Museum in Doha, July 12, 2026 (Credit: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas

Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as sole political leader

Al-Hayya will succeed Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the IDF in 2024, with the terror group governed by a five-man committee since then

1 min read

July 20, 2026 13:52

Hamas' new leader Khalil al-Hayya (C), with its chief representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan (L), and the secretary general of the PFLP-GC, Talal Naji, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, on October 19, 2022 (Getty Images)

Interrailing

Frum, kosher – and interrailing through Europe

Travelling as an observant Jew might sometimes be challenging, but it can be equally life-enhancing, as our writer discovered

5 min read

July 20, 2026 13:35

Ahron Asher Moss (left) with his fellow travellers in Lugano (Photo: Ahron Asher Moss)

Hungary

She’s Jewish, the best female chess player of all time – and could be Hungary’s next president

Prime Minister Peter Magyar said his nomination of Judit Polgár was an attempt to place an admired, non-partisan public figure in the role

2 min read

July 20, 2026 13:08

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)

The real reason Hezbollah should be worried

A broad civic movement against the terror group is emerging within Lebanon – even among the Shi’ite community

3 min read

July 20, 2026 13:02

Mourners carry the casket of a Hezbollah fighter who was killed in clashes with the Israeli army on July 18, 2026 (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /

Tishah b'Av

Tishah b’Av: from the heart of darkness to defiant hope

The prophetic call to justice and compassion rise out of the midst of the bleak fast

3 min read

July 20, 2026 13:00

Recalling tragedy: a gallery at the recent Nova Festival memorial exhibition in London (photo: Getty Images)

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

We must make clear that to ‘hear’ is not to ‘accept’, still less to justify language that contravenes the IHRA antisemitism definition. Above all, we must now reflect afresh and listen attentively to a wider range of voices

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:44

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

Israel

Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has threatened to defy the ruling, saying that ‘there is no legal source of authority for such an action’

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:37

The Supreme Court during a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill on July 13, 2026 (Flash90)

Priti Patel

Dame Priti Patel accuses government of ‘lying’ to downplay scale of aid going into Gaza

Shadow foreign secretary accuses incoming PM Andy Burnham of failing ‘to speak with any humanity’ about Israeli suffering

6 min read

July 20, 2026 11:25

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel in Golders Green after the Hatzola ambulance arson attack in March (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Maccabiah Games

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

Tennis players Sarah Schechter and Samantha Cohen were jointly responsible for GB’s haul of three medals

5 min read

July 20, 2026 11:07

Left to right: silver medallist Samantha Cohen, general team manager Andrew Myers, gold and bronze medallist Sarah Schechter (photo: Alex Mandel)

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