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Israeli chess team forced to forfeit Olympiad matches after the Netherlands and Bulgaria refuse to reschedule for Yom Kippur

The International Chess Federation wrote to the Israelis in January agreeing to change match times but this did not happen at the event

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September 25, 2026 14:58

The Dutch chess team on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, sitting opposite empty seats on Yom Kippur (photo-The Israeli Chess Federation)

What Frederick Forsyth grasped about antisemitism and Israel

Re-reading The Odessa File, I was struck by his deep hatred of Nazism and support for the Jewish state

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September 25, 2026 14:51

The cover of Frederick Forsyth's 'The Odessa File' (Courtesy)

Golders Green stabbing

Alleged Golders Green knife attacker denies attempted murder

Essa Suleiman is accused of stabbing three men, two Orthodox Jews and one Muslim, during a knife rampage in April

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September 25, 2026 14:46

People stand by a police cordon in Golders Green on April 29, 2026, after two people were stabbed and a suspect arrested (Getty Images)

Labour

Holborn and St Pancras Labour candidate declines to say if she’s a Zionist but backs two-state solution

Sagal Abdi-Wali spoke at a Board of Deputies hustings on Thursday ahead of the by-election on October 8

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September 25, 2026 13:03

Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali speaking at a Jewish community hustings ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on October 8 (Image: Jane Prinsley)

IDF

Two IDF reservists killed in Gaza after drone they were operating exploded

The Israeli military has grounded attack and munition-dropping drones as it investigates whether a technical malfunction or enemy interference was at fault

2 min read

September 25, 2026 12:21

Sergeant Major (res.) Ofek Moalem (L) and Sergeant Major (res.) Nadav Kali (IDF)

Succot

You can be both joyful and vulnerable: that is the meaning of Succot

The festival of Tabernacles is designed to strip away the illusion of safety – and show that life still goes on

3 min read

September 25, 2026 12:17

West Bank

Dutch ban on Israeli settlement goods comes into force with six-year jail term for violations

Israeli ambassador to the Netherlands said the ban would result in unintended negative consequences for Palestinians as well as settlers

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September 25, 2026 12:05

A Palestinian worker sorts plastic crates at Qitaf company in the Jordan Valley village of Jiftlik in the West Bank, February 9, 2020 (Getty Images)

The anti-Israel far-left takes Berlin – with Hamas sympathisers in tow

Voters in Germany’s capital have handed a resounding victory to Die Linke, a party dogged by extremism, accusations of antisemitism and troubling links to terror supporters

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September 25, 2026 11:42

The Left's leadership celebrate Sunday's election results (Image: Getty Images)

Science

Scientists engineer immune cells to better fight cancer and viruses

In laboratory experiments on mice the modified cells produced substantially stronger immune responses

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September 25, 2026 11:41

A building on the campus of Bar-Ilan University, in Ramat Gan, where the part of the research team is based (Photo: Flash90)

Eurovision

Netherlands to return to Eurovision in reversal of Israel boycott

The country’s bid will be handled directly by its public broadcast network after the channel that usually airs the event continued to refuse to participate

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September 25, 2026 11:33