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Charedi draft protests turn ugly as tax inspectors attacked in Bnei Brak

The unrest came despite the Knesset passing a bill this week freezing the arrest of draft dodgers

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July 17, 2026 14:41

Charedi men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshivah students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order on Road 4, near Bnei Brak, on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

House of Lords

Three new Jewish peers announced as Prime Minister takes his leave

Cathy Ashley, Saul Lehrfreund and Sir Brian Leveson have been given seats in the Lords

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July 17, 2026 14:29

Jewish human rights lawyer and activist Saul Lehrfreund

Paris Olympics 2024

‘After every competition, I gave my medal to my mother’, says Israeli Olympic medallist

Rhythmic gymnast Ofir Shaham shares the sacrifices and dreams which culminated in Parisian glory two years ago

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July 17, 2026 12:40

Ofir Shaham (second from left) with teammates celebrating their Olympic silver medals in the rhythmic gymnastics all around event at the 2024 Games in Paris (photo: Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Israel

London pastor launches campaign against anti-Israel Christian document after Synod vote

A petition against Kairos II, which the Church of England this week voted to ‘engage’ with, claims it is harmful to the cause of peace

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July 17, 2026 12:27

Pastor Regan King in the Judean Desert (Courtesy)

Jewish self-defence

We are loud and proud because we need to be

Stop the Hate was set up in the wake of October 7. The mission? To ensure that every anti-Israel demonstration in the UK would be accompanied by a noisy Zionist counter-protest

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July 17, 2026 12:26

Bold as brass: Stop the Hate co-founder Itai Galmudy Photo: Elliot Franks

Settlements are neither inherently illegal – nor the real obstacle to peace

Israel has granted its Arab minority full citizenship rights, and a future, no doubt democratic State of Palestine, could surely do the same for Jews living in the West Bank, right?

4 min read

July 17, 2026 12:18

The renovated Hurva (The Ruin) synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. The Jordanian army destroyed the 17th century synagogue during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war (Image: Getty Images)

Zack Polanski

Polanski criticises Burnham for not imposing full arms embargo on Israel

The Greens have hit out at the incoming prime minister over his ‘semi-skimmed’ position on Gaza

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July 17, 2026 12:17

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during the 'Together Against The Far Right' rally in London on March 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Jewish Women's Aid

Do you know what your children are seeing online?

I understand why many people welcome the social media ban for under-16s

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July 17, 2026 12:13

Do you know what your children are seeing online?

JC events

Author of ‘The Renoir Girls’ tells their story to a captivated audience

Catherine Ostler was in conversation with fellow historian Dominic Green at an event hosted by the JC

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July 17, 2026 11:51

Catherine Ostler speaks to Dominic Green about the Renoir Girls at a JC event

President Herzog

Herzog: ‘I dream of peace with Saudi’

The Israeli president also said that his ‘heart aches’ for Palestinian civilians caught up in the Gaza War

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July 17, 2026 10:53

Israeli President Isaac Herzog during an interview with Al-Arabiya on July 16, 2026 (YouTube/AlArabiyaEnglish)

From the BBC to the police, anti-Israel hatred is destroying our institutions

When the pillars upholding protection for Jews are crumbled away, the roof will fall in not only on Jews but on everyone sheltering under the protection those pillars provided

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July 17, 2026 10:47