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UK condemns Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements

Minister Hamish Falconer described the action as ‘a deliberate obstacle’ to the two-state solution

2 min read

May 29, 2025 17:01

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer. Credit: UK Parliament.

Why the UK must demand Karim Khan’s resignation

With serious allegations against the ICC prosecutor, Britain must reject the flawed case against Israel and defend the integrity of international law

3 min read

May 29, 2025 16:57

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan (Image: Getty)

Exams

GCSE exam paper pulled over ‘inappropriate’ reference to Israel-Gaza war

The task asked students to read a passage from David Knott’s book ‘War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line’

2 min read

May 29, 2025 16:56

Pearson removed the 2023 exam paper from its website after a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel. (Getty)

Manchester

Manchester school told to improve its finances by Department for Education

Official notice reflects challenges faced by single academy trusts, Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary says

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May 29, 2025 16:30

Manchester school told to improve its finances by Department for Education

Film

How Jewish is Jason Isaacs?

The Harry Potter and White Lotus star’s Jewish heritage uncovered

5 min read

May 29, 2025 16:24

Jason Isaacs wearing his yellow ribbon (Image: Getty)

Jewish star Paul Danan’s cause of death revealed as ‘combination of drugs’

The former Hollyoaks actor was found unresponsive at his flat in Bristol on January 15 after friends raised the alarm

2 min read

May 29, 2025 16:11

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Theatre

Shucked, review: ‘Not quite the cream of the crop’

This is an entertaining musical comedy, and its corny gags are fun, but only fleetingly does it soar

2 min read

May 29, 2025 16:06

Cord-fed wordplay: the cast of Shucked ultimately failed to raise the roof at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regent Park

Shavuot

Creamy raspberry, white chocolate and pecan brioche bake

Double cream and white chocolate make this dairy delight a wonderful milky pudding to make today or freeze ahead

May 29, 2025 15:54

Cook time: 30-40 minutes (20-22 minutes)

France

Dreyfus slated for posthumous promotion, 130 years after French treason scandal

The Jewish army captain, exiled from France under false charges, will be awarded the rank of brigadier general

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May 29, 2025 15:50

French Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus is tried for treason before a court-martial at Rennes. (Getty Images)

Israel

Hamas’ UK lawyer claims Israel ‘murders’ Palestinians ‘because they’re not Jewish’

Franck Magennis said he aims to ‘overthrow’ the Jewish State and ‘global capitalism’

2 min read

May 29, 2025 15:43

Franck Magennis, one of the lawyers representing Hamas in its attempt to shed its proscribed status in the UK, has claimed that Israel perpetrates the 'mass murder of Palestinian because they're not Jewish' (Image: YouTube/ElectronicIntifada)

Israel-diaspora relations

Board of Deputies ‘concerned’ at Israeli plan to tax NGOs

The proposed legislation has also been condemned by a group of UK rabbis

1 min read

May 29, 2025 15:18

Members of Breaking the Silence, which is opposed to Israel\s Occupation of the West Bank, in Hebron - one of the NGOs that could face the threat of a new tax

Film

The Phoenician Scheme, review: ‘Wes Anderson’s latest absurd comedy’

It’s an enjoyable romp with a succession of big star cameos, but you leave unsure if your time was well spent

1 min read

May 29, 2025 15:08

Symmetrical shot: Benico del Toro and Mia Threapleton in a scene from director Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme

Progressive Judaism

Shavuot launch for new ‘Prophetic Judaism’ initiative

Voices for Prophetic Judaism will champion ‘justice, peace, equality, human rights, and the planet’

1 min read

May 29, 2025 14:38

Promoting the Prophets: Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah

charedim

‘I am a proud Jewish lesbian living in the heart of the strictly Orthodox community’

My new memoir details my struggle to be myself in the face of abuse and denial

6 min read

May 29, 2025 14:32

genetic disorders

Parents of two-year-old with ‘butterfly skin’ disease leading 1,000km walk to raise funds for vital research

Abe was born with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disease that causes the skin to be extremely fragile

6 min read

May 29, 2025 14:05

Abe is covered with protective bandages and clothing from the neck down, including gloves, to protect his extremely fragile skin (Photo courtesy of Alex Hersham)

Cheesecake

Cohens Bakery's No-bake cheesecake

Sometimes simple is best.

May 29, 2025 14:00

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