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The rot runs deep at the BBC, but some training would be a start

It’s no surprise that corporation bosses turned down offers of education against antisemitism

3 min read

April 1, 2025 15:35

BBC director-general Tim Davie and (left) chairman Samir Shah face questions earlier this month at the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee (screenshot: Parliament)

Film

The film of Seven Jewish Children is as foul as the stage version

The original play allowed no space for the reality of Israel or Gaza today – and the film follows suit

4 min read

April 1, 2025 15:21

The film of Seven Jewish Children is as foul as the stage version

Antisemitism

New York car wash charged extra for Passover service because ‘their cars are so dirty’

The business was accused of tripling its prices for visibly Jewish customers

2 min read

April 1, 2025 14:52

A New York car wash has been accused of discriminating against Jewish customers by overcharging for Passover services (Image: Getty)

Archaeology

Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family trip

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu called the amazing discovery ‘a reminder that even children can play a role in uncovering history’

2 min read

April 1, 2025 14:07

Israeli toddler Ziv Nitzman found this 3,800-year-old scarab amulet while on a family holiday in Tel Azekah (Image: IAA)

Pesach

Want to know which wines to pair with your Pesach meals? These winemakers share their tips

Three professionals share their food pairing favourites and what they’ll be drinking for their four cups this year

7 min read

April 1, 2025 13:42

Israel

Netanyahu U-turns on appointment of new Shin Bet director

Objections from the PM’s allies at home and abroad reportedly derailed the appointment of Eli Sharvit as the director of the security services

1 min read

April 1, 2025 12:43

Eli Sharvit has had his nomination to lead the Shin Bet withdrawn (Image: Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Two Netanyahu aides arrested in ‘Qatargate’ probe as PM accuses police of ‘witch hunt’

The Israeli premier provoked backlash from across the political spectrum when he referred to the pair as ‘hostages’ in his statement on the case

2 min read

April 1, 2025 12:31

Two of Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aides have been arrested in connection with the 'Qatargate' investigation (Image: Getty)

Francesca Albanese

Labour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stage

David Taylor told the JC that the prospective renewal of her term as Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories ‘goes against everything the UN stands for’

2 min read

April 1, 2025 11:59

Francesca Albanese has admitted that the UN 'displays some bias' against Israel (Image: Getty)

Gaza

Israel planning to ‘reoccupy a quarter of Gaza’

The move is apparently intended to exert ‘maximum pressure’ on Hamas to release its remaining hostages and to facilitate the ‘voluntary departure’ of Palestinians.

1 min read

April 1, 2025 11:17

The IDF is reportedly planning to reoccupy parts of Gaza (Image: Getty)

Israel

Israeli teens stranded in Turkey following emergency landing en route to Poland

The youth delegation were visiting Europe for a Holocaust education tour, including visits to several concentration camps

1 min read

April 1, 2025 10:43

A group of 150 Israeli schoolchildren was left stranded for 24 hours in Turkey after their flight to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing (Image: Ercan Karakas/Wikimedia Commons)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 543: Israel to ‘occupy a quarter of Gaza’

Plus, Netanyahu aides arrested in ‘Qatargate’ probe

4 min read

April 1, 2025 09:31

A new report has suggested that Israel is planning to occupy a quarter of the Gaza Strip (Image: Getty)

Obituary

Baron Stanley Kalms dies at 93

The head of Currys PLC and former member of the Conservative Party passed away on Sunday

1 min read

March 31, 2025 18:03

Stanley Kalms, pictured in March 1966, passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. (Photo by J. R. Watkins/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mitzvah Day Awards

Schools are top of the class at Mitzvah Day awards

Both Hendon School and Kerem School were recognised for contributing to their local communities

3 min read

March 31, 2025 17:33

Schools are top of the class at Mitzvah Day awards

Shin Bet

Netanyahu pick for Shin Bet chief reportedly joined protest against judicial reforms

The prospective appointment has been met with a mixed reaction, including from the PM’s political allies.

2 min read

March 31, 2025 15:56

Eli Sharvit, Netanyahu's pick to lead the Shin Bet, is reported to have joined an anti-judicial reform protest in 2023 (Image: Flash90)

The silence of the so-called pro-Palestinian crowd

To many activists marching every weekend in London, it appears the deaths of Gazans killed by Hamas are an irrelevance

3 min read

March 31, 2025 15:54

Protesters gather for a "Stop The War Coalition" demonstration against Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon on October 5, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

Holocaust

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

When Anne Sebba began researching a book on Auschwitz’s women’s orchestra, she soon learnt their spirit of sisterhood – rather than musical talent – sustained them, she tells Elisa Bray

7 min read

March 31, 2025 15:53

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

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