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BBC

MPs call for independent investigation into BBC Gaza documentary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has demanded the BBC conduct an ‘comprehensive, rigorous’ review

2 min read

February 28, 2025 14:00

MPs have called for an independent investigation into the production of a controversial BBC documentary about Gaza (Image: Getty)

Hostages

‘You dream about food every day’ –freed hostage Eli Sharabi reveals the abuse he suffered in Gaza

Sharabi only discovered that his wife and two daughters had been murdered by Hamas upon his return to Israel

2 min read

February 28, 2025 13:28

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi has revealed the abuse he suffered at the hands of Hamas (Image: Channel 12)

Obituary

Boris Spassky, chess grandmaster who played the ‘game of the century’, dies aged 88

One of the sport’s first mainstream stars, his reported Jewishness remains an enigma

2 min read

February 28, 2025 13:10

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died aged 88 (Image: Getty)

Movies

And the Oy-scar goes to…Inside the long Jewish history of the Academy Awards

Jewish stars both in front and behind the camera have long dominated Hollywood’s most prestigious awards

7 min read

February 28, 2025 13:00

Jews have been winning Oscars since the awards ceremony first began in 1929. (Photos: Oscars/Getty Images)

Israel’s dilemma: finish off Hamas now or bring the hostages home?

The war has been made harder to fight with its two competing aims, but Israel will have to pick one

3 min read

February 28, 2025 12:54

Hamas militants parade newly-released Israeli hostages (L to R) Elia Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wankert on stage in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Three more Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas militants at a ceremony in central Gaza on February 22 after two others were released in the southern part of the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

October 7

First Israeli report into Oct 7 published, detailing ‘one of the greatest failures in IDF history’

‘Far too many civilians died asking where is the IDF?’

3 min read

February 28, 2025 12:47

View of Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025 (Picture: Flash90)

Film

The Last Showgirl review: ‘Pamela Anderson dazzles’

The former Baywatch star’s tender portrayal of a Las Vegas performer in her middle years reveals serious acting talent

1 min read

February 28, 2025 12:34

Showtime: Jamie Lee Curtis and (right) Pamela Anderson Photo: Roadside Attractions

Universities

Palestine protestors occupy Barnard building after students expelled

Demonstrators called for an ‘amnesty’ for the pair, who were accused of ‘harassing’ Jewish peers

1 min read

February 28, 2025 12:12

Pro-Palestine protestors occupied an administrative building at Barnard College in response to the expulsion of two students who disrupted a class on Israeli history (Image: JNS)

Protests

Police move weekly Swiss Cottage protest after pressure from Jewish community

Locals thank the JC as police move anti-Israel demo away from Jewish area

3 min read

February 28, 2025 11:41

An anti-Israel protest in various locations in Swiss Cottage has been ongoing since shortly after October 7 2023 and local residents "had enough of the intimidatory behaviour" (Photo: Alamy)

BBC

BBC apologises for ‘flaws’ in Gaza documentary, including paying family with Hamas links

The board of the corporation said the errors were ‘serious and damaging’ and says the production company knew of narrator’s Hamas links before airing

3 min read

February 28, 2025 11:28

The broadcaster's board met on Thursday and released a statement recognising that “significant and damaging” errors had been made in its Gaza documentary (credit: BBC)

Fish recipe

Harissa braised cod with giant couscous

This comforting spicy fish stew is a lovely Shabbat option

February 28, 2025 10:56

Jerusalem

Israel braces for turbulent Ramadan as Hamas demands ‘uprising’ in Jerusalem

A senior official from the terrorist group urged an escalation of "resistance in all its forms” in the city

1 min read

February 28, 2025 10:35

Hamas has called for an 'uprising' in Jerusalem during Ramadan, with Israel imposing restrictions on Al-Aqsa (Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

Israel Briefing Day 511: Eli Sharabi’s delayed tragedy

The former hostage did not know his wife and daughters had been murdered on October 7 until he was released almost 500 days later

4 min read

February 28, 2025 09:32

Eli Sharabi only discovered that his wife and daughters had been murdered on October 7, 2023 when he was released from Gaza earlier this month (Image: Getty)

SeferSwap

Father and son give Jewish books a longer shelf life by launching online platform

Martin and Rafael Kander are hoping that SeferSwap will go global

3 min read

February 28, 2025 06:51

Father and son, Rafael and Martin Kander, and their website, SeferSwap

Green Party

Green Party stands by councillor who shared Hamas video

Abdul Malik campaigned alongside Green co-leader Carla Denyer but has since been found to have committed ‘serious misconduct’ in posting the clip

3 min read

February 27, 2025 17:50

Abdul Malik (right) poses with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer

Children's books

The best new books for toddlers, teens and those in between

From a children’s tale set in Burma to a Purim board book, our pick of the best new releases for children

1 min read

February 27, 2025 17:42

The best new books for toddlers, teens and those in between

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