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Naftali Bennett: From political outsider to prime minister and back again

The coming election will determine whether his time at the helm of the Israeli government was an exceptional product of parliamentary arithmetic or the beginning of a longer claim to national leadership

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October 5, 2026 14:28

Naftali Bennett attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya on July 1, 2026 (Flash90)

Jewish Volunteering Network

Jewish Volunteering Network receives tenth anniversary prize at London Dangoor Awards

The award recognises their commitment to the Jewish community and beyond over the last decade

1 min read

October 5, 2026 14:22

Left to right: Karen Cooper, trustee; Rachelle Lazarus, charity engagement and volunteer manager; Clive Nathan, chair; Nicky Goldman, CEO (photo: JVN)

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving prime minister faces the fight of his political life

The October 27 election may determine whether he leaves office as the statesman who reshaped the economy and regional ties, or as the leader whose tenure became synonymous with the country’s gravest security failure and deepening divisions

3 min read

October 5, 2026 14:22

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press briefing on June 15, 2026 (Getty Images)

shoah

How I wrote The Tattooist of Auschwitz and other Holocaust stories

Ahead of a talk for the JC, Heather Morris tells John Jeffay about her new work of historical fiction based on an amazing true story

5 min read

October 5, 2026 14:19

Israeli embassy

Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after trying to break into London’s Israeli embassy to launch knife attack

Small boat migrant Abdullah Albadri jumped onto a fence and was tackled by armed police at the embassy in Kensington in April 2025

3 min read

October 5, 2026 14:16

Albadri climbed the railings outside the Israeli embassy (Photo-Counter Terrorism Policing/PA)

Emily Damari

‘I choose life’: Former hostages reflect on the ordeal of captivity on the third anniversary of October 7

‘Thank you to the dear people of Israel, [who] did not stop fighting for us,’ said British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari

3 min read

October 5, 2026 13:16

A poster with photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, including Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari (Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Green Party

Chair of Amnesty leaves Green Party over ‘antisemitic motion’

Sandy Ruthven says in courting the hard-left, Zack Polanski’s party is ‘failing to confront prejudice’

3 min read

October 5, 2026 12:49

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech during day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2, 2026 in Brighton (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Cable Street

‘Zionists are not welcome here’: Anti-Israel mob ‘hijacks’ Cable Street 90th anniversary

The children and grandchildren of those at the battle held their own memorial march nearby as they felt ‘unsafe’ at the main event

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October 5, 2026 12:12

Keffiyeh-clad protesters at the Cable Street event on Sunday (X/ Jewish Women Count)

This is Britain now: the Greens embrace antisemitism as a Cable Street rally targets Jews

After Corbynism, hate marches, rising antisemitic crime, Heaton Park, sectarian voting and the demonisation of Israel, yesterday was less an aberration than a warning of how far our politics has already travelled. God help us all

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October 5, 2026 12:04

A demonstration during the Green Party Conference in Brighton on October 3, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

Football

Israel men’s football team wear black armbands for October 7 victims in acrimonious Ireland match

An Irish coach alleged he had been spat at by an Israel player during half-time – though neither the Republic of Ireland nor Israeli head coaches would confirm this

2 min read

October 5, 2026 11:39

Israel's defender Roy Revivo (L) and the Republic of Ireland's midfielder Jason Knight during the teams' tense clash on October 4 (Photo: Getty)

Zionism isn’t racist – the Green Party is

From Nazi propaganda to Soviet doctrine, the slogan has a poisonous lineage. Its real target is not Israel, but British Jews

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October 5, 2026 11:26

A Palestine Solidarity Campaign flag at the Green Party annual conference in Brighton on October 2, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

October 7 anniversary

'An entire nation bows its head and mourns': Israel marks memorial day for October 7

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Washington stands ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with the Jewish State against the ‘terrorist enemies that seek to destroy us’

3 min read

October 5, 2026 11:10

People visit the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel on October 4, 2026 (Flash90)

Succot

Homeless Action in Barnet erects inaugural succah

The temporary shelter hosted three evening meals during Chol HaMoed

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October 5, 2026 11:08

HAB guests inside the succah (photo: courtesy)

The Jewish Non-Parent Network

‘It’s time that Jewish people without children felt they counted too’

A couple who have decided not to have children speak to the JC about the challenges of being part of a community with such a strong focus on family life – and the new group they have set up

5 min read

October 5, 2026 10:53

Josh Moritz and Carly Minsky (Photo: courtesy)

In Holborn, vote for anyone but Zack Polanski’s Greens

After Starmer had done so much to purge Labour of antisemitic tendencies, it would be a terrible irony if his seat was to fall to a party that is increasingly toxic for Jews – a trend reinforced by its conference vote to label Zionism as racism

3 min read

October 5, 2026 10:52

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech at the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

RAF

US bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford after ‘new threats’ against base

Six men arrested in connection with an alleged Iran-linked plot targeting the Gloucestershire site, including a dual Iranian-British national, have been released on bail

2 min read

October 5, 2026 09:54

The main gate of RAF Fairford on September 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

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