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Israel

Microsoft sacks two employees over anti-Israel office occupation

The pair were part of a group calling on the company not to allow the IDF to use its cloud software in the West Bank

1 min read

August 28, 2025 11:09

Microsoft has sacked two employees after they occupied company president Brad Smith's office as part of an anti-Israel protests (Image: Getty)

Pride

‘When I came out 40 years ago, homophobia was the norm’

Back in 1985, there were no openly gay British Jewish figures and the police would charge two men for kissing in public. Over the past four decades, communal attitudes to LGBT+ life have changed enormously

6 min read

August 28, 2025 11:06

Pride, not prejudice: the writer in a rainbow beard at this year's Pride, in London

USA

Minneapolis shooting suspect ‘posted antisemitic videos’ before attack

Police identified Robin Westman, a 23-year-old city resident, as their sole suspect in the murder of two young children

1 min read

August 28, 2025 10:43

Robin Westman, 23, was named by police as the only suspect in the Minneapolis mass shooting (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Vegetarian recipe

Roasted aubergines with pomegranate, fresh herbs and tahini and amba dressing

A genius aubergine hack and punchy flavours make this salad a Rosh Hashanah winner

August 28, 2025 10:38

Cook time: 40 minutes

Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

Tories accused Sir Ed Davey of showing ‘deep disrespect to His Majesty the King’

2 min read

August 28, 2025 10:33

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (Image: Getty).

Israel needs a political strategy to free the hostages

The prime minister’s shifting Gaza deal strategy has deepened public mistrust. What Israel needs is a political solution to free the captives and stabilise Gaza the day after

4 min read

August 28, 2025 09:15

Protesters gather with signs and Israeli flags during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 2023 calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Tel Aviv on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Theatre

What if Hitler had met Freud? You can find out now

In their new play, legendary writing duo Marks and Gran reveal that Sigmund meeting Adolf is not so far-fetched after all

3 min read

August 27, 2025 18:02

Arresting story: writers Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks

Antisemitism

October 7 turned Cambridge students into activists

Cambridge University student Gabrielle Apfel says many Jewish students became more involved in Jewish societies after October 7 and is encouraging others to speak up about their experience

3 min read

August 27, 2025 17:41

An anti-Israel encampment outside Cambridge University; Gabrielle Apfel

Mensch of the Month

‘Volunteering is so worthwhile. I get back as much as I give’

The JC’s Mensch of the Month for August is Germaine Sharon from Paperweight

2 min read

August 27, 2025 17:29

‘Volunteering is so worthwhile. I get back as much as I give’

Film

Caught Stealing review: ‘Darren Aronofsky’s most enjoyable romp in years’ ★★★★★

This grimy time-capsule of film takes us back to the Jewish director’s early years

2 min read

August 27, 2025 16:46

Brooklyn boys: Austin Butler (centre) with Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio in Caught Stealing

Iran’s perfect storm of domestic failures

Blackouts and dry water taps are nothing new for Iranians, but this year the country’s infrastructure problems have become a true crisis

3 min read

August 27, 2025 15:56

An Iranian flag flies over Tehran (Image: Getty)

From ‘dee do dee’ to ‘death to the IDF’: how music festivals lost the plot

Once a place for harmless singalongs, Britain’s summer stages have become pulpits for political dogma – with Palestine the sermon of choice and the young, naïve and impressionable the captive congregation

3 min read

August 27, 2025 15:40

Rou Reynolds at the Reading Festival (Image: Jake Wallis Simons)

Decoding the calculus of a summer in Israel

For today’s high school students, who are constantly doubted as a cohort that wastes their time on screens and social media, allowing them such an opportunity for growth is critical

4 min read

August 27, 2025 15:03

The Dead Sea shores in Israel (Image: Getty)

I was in Israel during the Iran war – As a Jew, I felt safer there than in Australia

Both Jewish and Iranian diaspora groups have welcomed the news that our government will list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. However, for many, it feels as though it’s too little, too late

5 min read

August 27, 2025 14:35

Demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney's central business district on August 24, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Iran

Head of UN nuclear watchdog under 24/7 armed guard after Iranian death threats

Iranian officials blame the agency’s chief for the strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in June

1 min read

August 27, 2025 14:02

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi is under armed guard after reportedly receving threats from Iran (Image: Getty)

Canberra moves to ban the IRGC – now Starmer must follow

The US, Canada and Australia clearly recognise the imminent threat posed by the Iranian regime. If our strongest security allies can act, Labour has no excuse to stand by while Tehran’s terror spreads on Britain’s streets

3 min read

August 27, 2025 13:59

IRGC parade in Tehran on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

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