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Strong words from UK leaders won’t tackle antisemitism. We need action

It is time the hate marches and Islamist extremism were seriously addressed, say the heads of the Board of Deputies and the JLC

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October 17, 2025 12:16

Police and other emergency responders attend Heaton Park Synagogue after a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Football

Emily Damari ‘shocked to my core’ over ‘disgusting’ decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match

‘This is like putting a big sign on the outside of a stadium saying, ‘no Jews allowed’’

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October 17, 2025 11:30

British-Israeli ex-hostage Emily Damari said: 'I was released from Hamas captivity in January and I am a die hard fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv.'

Hostages

Hostage Elkana Bohbot stitched a doll for his son using scraps of fabric while in captivity

Elkana’s son Re’em was just three-years-old when his father was kidnapped

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October 17, 2025 11:29

The moment Elkana Bohbot was finally reunited with his son Re'em after being released from captivity in Gaza (GPO)

Israel

Israeli activists plan to block Gaza aid over Hamas ceasefire ‘violations’

The group, which is reported to have links to the Israeli far-right, said that no aid should be given to Gaza until the remains all deceased hostages are returned

1 min read

October 17, 2025 11:06

Reut Ben Haim, founder of the Tzav 9 protest movement, attends Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on August 7, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

Palestinian Authority

‘160 newly released Palestinian terrorists likely millionaires' thanks to pay for slay system

The richest convict is thought to be worth just shy of £2 million

1 min read

October 17, 2025 10:49

Under the 'pay for slay' system, the PA made payments to those convicted of violent offences against Israelis, or to their families, to sustain them while in prison

Donald Trump

Trump threatens to ‘kill’ Hamas over Gaza civilian executions

The president appeared to suggest that the US could ‘go in’ to Gaza, but later clarified that any action would be taken by a regional partner

1 min read

October 17, 2025 10:17

US President Trump speaks during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Image: Getty Images)

Jewish thought

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

Synagogues are continuing to search for the most appropriate, gender-neutral language

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October 17, 2025 10:00

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

Football

Fury after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from Aston Villa match over ‘safety’

The prime minister and leader of the opposition both condemn the decision

2 min read

October 16, 2025 18:35

Inside Villa Park stadium prior to a Premier League match against Burnley (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Oxford

Guns seized from family home of Oxford student who led chants to ‘put the Zios in the ground’

Samuel Williams, a student at Balliol College, has been arrested

2 min read

October 16, 2025 18:18

An image shared to Samuel Williams' private Instagram and posted on X appears to show the student brandishing a plastic gun (Photo: David Collier, X)

Health Secretary: medical regulators are failing Jews

Wes Streeting writes for the JC on the action the government is taking to stamp out antisemitism in the NHS

1 min read

October 16, 2025 17:56

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the UK's medical regulator, the GMC, for 'failing publicly and abysmally' on the issue of NHS antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Crime

Man accused of planning attack on British Jews wanted to ‘kill as many as possible’

Court hears that Walid Saadaoui took inspiration from the 2015 Bataclan terror attack in Paris

2 min read

October 16, 2025 17:51

Heaton park synagogue attack

Hero dad who held off Manchester terrorist is discharged from hospital

Father-of-three Yoni Finlay was accidentally shot by police as terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie launched his knife attack on October 2

1 min read

October 16, 2025 17:23

Yonni Finlay is one of three victims of the attack who were hospitalised (Image: Instagram/ Naz_Hashem)

mikveh

Why I went to a mikveh before my non-Jewish wedding

I am a secular Jew betrothed to an agnostic Catholic so hardly a likely candidate for the pre-marriage ritual bath. But I’m glad I partook in the ancient Jewish practice

4 min read

October 16, 2025 16:46

Taking the plunge: Eliana Jordan and her fiance, and Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

From sending troops into Syria to seeking involvement in the reconstruction of the Strip, Israel must keep a close watch on Ankara’s designs on the region, say analysts

4 min read

October 16, 2025 16:34