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Ex-Mossad chief warns of new Isis wave of violence

Mr Halevy said the country was entering a heightened state of emergency, with fresh forces deployed on the streets to guard against further attack

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March 31, 2022 15:00

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 6: Ephraim Halevi, former head of the Israeli Mossad secret service and a recent advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, makes a rare media appearence to the Foreign Press Association January 6, 2004 in Jerusalerm. Halevi said that in the last 2 years terror has become a strategic threat to the existence of Israel which has provoked a change of Israeli political thought and policy. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Travel

Beyond the fairytale in Bavaria

Discover Jewish history and an unexpected London link in Germany’s medieval gem, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

5 min read

March 5, 2023 18:30

Holocaust remembrance

Obituary: Jack Aizenberg - a Holocaust survivor, a family man, a 'real-life superhero'

Jack said: 'God was good to me. I have no argument with God. I’m not asking him why was I in the camps. He made it up to me, he did, I can tell you.'

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June 10, 2022 15:34

Obituary: Jack Aizenberg - a Holocaust survivor, a family man, a 'real-life superhero'

United Nations

UN Commission of Inquiry declares Israeli occupation illegal, seeks ICJ opinion

The 28-page report makes no mention of Hamas, terrorism, or rockets fired at Israeli civilians

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October 21, 2022 14:17

A French member of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand to attention as he holds up the United Nations flag during a ceremony for the French contingent in their base in the southern town of Deir Kifa on March 28, 2012. France is planning to reduce its UNFIL force members by some 400 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

IDF

IDF strikes Gaza targets, killing Islamic Jihad leader as 'special situation' declared

The Israeli military announced 'Operation Breaking Dawn' after four days of terror threats from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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August 5, 2022 14:35

IDF strikes Gaza targets, killing Islamic Jihad leader as 'special situation' declared

Ukraine

Fears that Israeli hostage will be killed by Russians

Yuri Shvidky was onboard a bulk carrier vessel when it was seized by warships

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March 3, 2022 16:09

Fears that Israeli hostage will be killed by Russians

Film

British-directed Auschwitz film takes second prize at Cannes

'The Zone of Interest' won the Grand Prix at the prestigious film festival

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May 29, 2023 07:57

TOPSHOT - British director Jonathan Glazer pose with the trophy during a photocall after he won the Grand Prix for the film "The Zone Of Interest" during the closing ceremony of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Schools

Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls takes 'brave' steps to improve, says Ofsted

But children are not given a wide enough range of English texts

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February 25, 2022 16:43

Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls takes 'brave' steps to improve, says Ofsted

Fundraising

High-flying gran's charity windfall

Ruth Gomm, 67, took a sky-dive to raise funds for Jewish Care, which looks after her mum

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May 13, 2022 15:59

Noa Kirel

Noa Kirel to become second Israeli ever to headline Madison Square Garden

The 22-year-old will perform at the iconic New York venue next year

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August 8, 2023 19:09

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 25: Noa Kirel performs during Youth Pride at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on June 25, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Young, tech-savvy Palestinian fighters are the new headache for IDF

Last week's operation in Jenin shows the new foes are often teens adept at operating off the grid

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June 22, 2023 10:15

Palestinians gather around parts of an Israeli armored vehicle after clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin, on June 19, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים פלשתיני מעצר כוחות ביטחון פלסטינאים מהומות

Television

The Undeclared War: Peter Kosminsky's new TV drama imagines a total system crash

Trump's victory in 2016 inspired a series about cyber warfare

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June 23, 2022 10:18

The Undeclared War: Peter Kosminsky's new TV drama imagines a total system crash

This isn’t the NUS I led. It must regain trust of Jews – or cease to exist

Student union has lost sight of its fundamental purpose and become a vehicle for what my generation of student leaders would call ‘headbangers’. It needs to start building bridges now

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April 14, 2022 09:07

This isn’t the NUS I led. It must regain trust of Jews – or cease to exist

Books

Jewish literature is rich with very English irony

From the transformation of Dickens' Fagin from contemptible villain to genial personality of the musical stage, the history of Jews and fiction has seen plenty of twists and turns

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September 29, 2022 12:37