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Longest-serving judge steps off the bench after 27 years

Judge Lawrence Cohen says there are many similarities between his faith and his profession

2 min read

May 20, 2025 17:26

Judge Lawrence Cohen (Photo: Lawrence Cohen)

The United Synagogue

United Synagogue announces new rabbinic leadership

The Rabbinic Council of the United Synagogue and the Rebbetzens Representatives of the United Synagogue have just held elections

1 min read

May 20, 2025 17:16

(l-r) Rebbetzin Jacqueline Feldman, Rabbi Elchonon Feldman and Rebbetzin Eva Chapper (Photo: Leivi Saltman Photography)

shomrim

Police search for knife-wielding man who hacked mezuzahs off Golders Green doors

The suspect was captured on camera, sparking fears other homes could be targeted

1 min read

May 20, 2025 17:10

A man with a knife was filmed hacking off a mezuzah from a London home on Monday morning (Photo: Shomrim X)

Jewish Volunteering Network

How ordinary people build extraordinary legacies through volunteering

The Jewish community has a disproportionately high number of charities

2 min read

May 20, 2025 17:09

Some of the community's many volunteers at the annual JVN awards (Emma Ziff Photography)

care sector

Decision to axe overseas care worker visas prompts outcry from charities

The proposals form part of the government’s white paper on immigration

4 min read

May 20, 2025 16:34

Jewish charities are worried about how the government's proposed immigration reforms will impact staffing in the future (Photo: Mike Stone/Jewish Care)

Kneecap

Anti-Israel band Kneecap ‘threatens to sue’ music agents calling for Glastonbury gig cancellation amid counter-terror probe

A confidential email trail was reportedly leaked to the band, which is now said to be exploring legal actions over the allegedly ‘defamatory’ comments from senior industry figures

1 min read

May 20, 2025 16:07

Kneecap has reportedly threatened to sue a group of music agents who called for the band to be dropped from Glastonbury as it faces a counter-terror investigation (Image: Getty)

Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

If not handled correctly, aid will be less about saving civilians than saving Hamas

4 min read

May 20, 2025 15:28

Israel

UK suspends trade deal talks with Israel over new Gaza operation

Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused the Israeli government of ‘isolating Israel from its friends and partners’ through its ‘egregious actions and rhetoric’

3 min read

May 20, 2025 15:03

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the suspension of trade talks with Israel over the IDF's new Gaza offensive (Image: Parliament TV)

Talmud

This man knows how you can talk to your children about Israel

Israel’s former ambassador to the UK Daniel Taub, is a man who thinks he’s cracked how to disagree respectfully

6 min read

May 20, 2025 14:56

EF3KJM London, UK. 26th January, 2015. Ambassador of Israel HE Daniel Taub (R) visits the Orthodox Jewish community of Stamford Hill with Rabbi Osher Schapiro (L) Credit: Piero Cruciatti/Alamy Live News

US Politics

Vance calls off Israel trip over new Gaza offensive

There is reportedly growing frustration in Washington that a peace deal remains elusive

2 min read

May 20, 2025 14:48

American Vice President JD Vance reportedly called off a mooted trip to Israel over the new IDF offensive in Gaza (Image: Getty)

A gift to Hamas

Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions unless the Jewish state halts its military campaign. The jihadists in Gaza can’t believe their luck

3 min read

May 20, 2025 13:59

Eurovision 2025

EBU rejects claims Eurovision was ‘rigged’ after public vote surge for Israel

The event organiser has shut down accusations of vote manipulation, which had been hinted at by some participating countries

2 min read

May 20, 2025 12:20

The EBU has rejected claims online that Eurovision's public vote was 'rigged' in favour of Israel (Pictured: Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer present during the rehearsal ahead of the Eurovision Grand Final; Image: Getty)

Palestine

Palestine flag flown over Jewish cemetery in Plymouth ‘breached Equality Act’

The homeowner at the centre of the row has accused opponents of the flag of antisemitism

2 min read

May 20, 2025 11:59

UK Lawyers for Israel has claimed that Plymouth City Council may have breached the Equality Act by allowing a Palestinian flag to be flown in a garden overlooking a local Jewish cemetery)

Gaza war

Hamas welcomes UK statement threatening ‘concrete action’ against Israel if Gaza War continues

The statement, made jointly with France and Canada, called for a wholesale renewal of humanitarian aid to the Strip, but was labelled a “prize” for Hamas by Benjamin Netanyahu

2 min read

May 20, 2025 11:46

Hamas has welcomed a joint statement by the UK, France and Canada urging Israel to end its latest offensive in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Israeli Politics

Yair Golan accused of ‘blood libel’ after accusing Israel of ‘killing babies as a hobby’

The former IDF deputy chief of staff turned leftist MK praised the ‘heroes’ fighting in Gaza but said the campaign risked turning Israel into a ‘pariah state’

2 min read

May 20, 2025 11:38

Yair Golan, a former IDF deputy chief of staff, has been accused of invoking 'blood libel' after suggesting Israel is killing Gazan babies 'as a hobby' (Image: Flash90)

Iran

Magnate admits breaching US sanctions on Iran

George Gialozoglou told the High Court he knew his tankers were carrying sanctioned Iranian oil and admitted forged documents were used to disguise its origin

2 min read

May 20, 2025 11:31

A Greek shipping magnate has admitted that his vessels have been in breach of US sanctions against Iran (Photo: stock image by AFP via Getty Images, does not depict ship involved in case)

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