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David Abulafia, distinguished and pioneering historian and campaigner against anti-Jewish racism, dies at 76

An increasingly outspoken public intellectual, Abulafia became a fearless champion of intellectual and academic freedom

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January 27, 2026 10:05

David Abulafia was a leading medieval historian of his generation

Why the blues may be God’s favourite music

Eduard Shyfrin has found an unexpected harmony between the blues and the Bible

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January 27, 2026 09:58

Why the blues may be God’s favourite music

Ran Gvili’s return reaffirms Israel’s promise and changes its war calculus

With the last hostage brought home, the Jewish state closes a painful chapter and paves the way for a new reality which has the potential to change the trajectory of the Middle East

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January 27, 2026 09:52

Itzik Gvili at the coffin of his son, fallen hostage Ran Gvili (Image: X)

Israel blocks US takeover of Iron Dome software firm

The proposed deal would have left the state-owned Rafael as a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.

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January 27, 2026 09:29

The Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over central Israel on June 19, 2025 (Flash90)

‘I am not a Nazi… I love Jewish people’: Kanye West apologises for past behaviour in Wall Street Journal advert

The rapper says he ‘lost touch with reality’ due to his bipolar-1 disorder

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January 26, 2026 17:37

Kanye West arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in July 2025 (Picture HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

That instinct – costly, unyielding and often misunderstood – is not a weakness. It is civilisational clarity – a reaffirmation of the values that distinguish the Jewish state from those who fight it

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January 26, 2026 17:22

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir addresses his troops following the recovery of Ran Gvili's body (IDF)

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

Key aide to Starmer appointed UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Former LFI chair Jon Pearce will replace Lord Pickles, who stood down from the role in April last year

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January 26, 2026 17:19

The prime minister's parliamentary private secretary Jon Pearce has been appointed as UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues (Image: Jon Pearce/X).

Fertility charity announces arrival of 1,000th baby

Chana will be holding a major fundraising campaign on February 8 and 9 to support more couples hoping for a baby

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January 26, 2026 16:28

Chana has welcomed the 1,000th baby, born with its support (Photo: Getty)

Israeli football

Police arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probe

Those detained include current players and a group of senior team officials

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January 26, 2026 15:46

A football field on a sunny day (Getty Images)

Nigella Lawson confirmed as new judge on The Great British Bake Off

The Jewish cook and food writer will replace Prue Leith on the Channel 4 show

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January 26, 2026 15:38

Nigella Lawson pictured at Australian Fashion Week in May 2025 (Picture: James Gourley/Getty Images)

Jewish cemetery in Spain vandalised in ‘despicable antisemitic act of desecration’

Several headstones at the Jewish cemetery of Les Corts in Barcelona were found smashed at the weekend

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January 26, 2026 14:54

Damaged graves at the Jewish cemetery (Photo: Jewish Community of Barcelona)

‘Ban social media for under 16s’ says leading campaigner

The proposed legislation was passed by the House of Lords last week

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January 26, 2026 14:11

Nova Eden

William Shakespeare was a ‘Jewish woman of north African descent’, new book claims

Emilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet, has long been associated with the Bard

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January 26, 2026 14:03

Historian Irene Coslet argues that Emilia Bassano was responsible for the plays attributed to Shakespeare (Image courtesy of Pen and Sword Books Ltd)

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

The discovery of the late police sergeant’s remains mean that, after more than two years, all of the hostages have been liberated from Hamas

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January 26, 2026 13:54

IDF soldiers recover the body of Ran Gvili, the final hostage, in Gaza City on January 26, 2026 (Telegram/AmitSegal)

Israeli Politics

Submarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’

The procurement of German-made vessels under the previous Netanyahu-led government is at the centre of a major corruption probe

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January 26, 2026 13:02

Prime Minister Netanyahu emerges from a submarine during a visit to the military port of Haifa on November 17, 2009 (GPO)

Attendance soars at United Synagogue chedarim

Hampstead Garden Suburb’s Aleph Centre even has waiting lists

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January 26, 2026 12:30

Aleph Centre year 6 packing gifts for Mitzvah Day

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