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‘Emotional intelligence is key’: why the head of Mossad is so good at his job

David Barnea, the director of the spy agency, led Israel’s efforts to recruit Iranian dissidents to attack the country from within

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September 4, 2025 12:01

Mossad Director David Barnea at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) World Summit in Herzliya on September 10, 2023 (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Green Party

Exclusive: Jewish Labour frontbencher says Green leader’s views on Zionism are ‘out of step’ with the community

Lord Katz said he hoped Polanksi had ‘ the honesty to acknowledge this and not misuse his status’

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September 4, 2025 12:29

Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party (Image: Getty)

Rob Rinder: ‘Watching how people react when confronted by money on The Inheritance surprised me’

JRob Rinder stars alongside Elizabeth Hurley in this devious new game show from the creators of The Traitors

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September 4, 2025 12:43

Rob Rinder on The Inheritance (Channel 4)

Norwood

Norwood announces collaboration with leading Israeli disability charity

Teams from Beit Issie Shapiro and Norwood are exchanging knowledge, ideas and best practice

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September 4, 2025 13:08

(l-r) Heather Cohen, head of children and family services at Norwood; Alison Riffkin, Norwood family support manager and Nikki Leviner, director of the UK Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro at a meeting between the two charities to discuss the possibilities of future collaboration (Photo: Norwood)

Israel

Boy ‘killed by IDF’ gives TV interview

GHF ‘whistleblower’ Anthony Aguilar claimed the eight-year-old, who he named as Amir, was shot by Israeli forces, was safely extracted from the Strip earlier this week

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September 4, 2025 14:23

A young boy that a former GHF employee claimed was killed by the IDF has been found alive and well, according to the firm (Image: GHF)

France

Foreign ministers of Israel and France clash online over ‘pay for slay’ scheme

An argument between the pair was sparked when Gideon Sa’ar criticised President Macron for his intervention over the US refusing to accept visas issued by the Palestinian Authority

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September 4, 2025 13:56

(L-R) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

New evidence reportedly questions former GHF worker’s claims that IDF killed child at distribution site

A woman claiming to be the boy’s stepmother disputed several details of the former contractor’s story, according to a video obtained by The Daily Wire

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August 14, 2025 12:20

Former US soldier Anthony Aguilar claimed he 'witnessed war crimes' perpetrated by the IDF while working for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Image: BBC News)

Jewish Futures

Why were we excluded from the latest research about young Jews?

The head of Jewish Futures asks why a report commissioned by the JLC doesn’t highlight the positive and enduring impact of organisations like Aish, the JLE and Seed

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September 3, 2025 12:33

Aish UK hosted a Shabbat in Budapest for around 400 young Jews who were interrailing through Europe this summer (Photo: Aish UK)

Gaza

Membership of Hamas ‘the same’ as belonging to Labour or Tories, claims ‘Gaza Tribunal’ witness

Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who has now relocated to Ireland, has repeatedly compared the Gaza War to the Holocaust on social media

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September 4, 2025 11:14

Gazan journalist Abubaker Abed suggested to Jeremy Corbyn's 'Gaza Tribunal' that membership of Hamas is 'the same' as belonging to the Labour or Conservative parties (Image: YouTube/Project for Peace and Justice by Jeremy Corbyn)

Calendar

Shabbat times from September 5 to September 12

Shabbat times for the week

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September 4, 2025 16:23

Shabbat times from September 5 to September 12

Showbiz

I signed Bowie and advised Mick Jagger – now I’m doing a quiz for my generation

When it comes to vintage rock, music mogul Laurence Myers has seen it all. So who better to devise a game show aimed at the over-seventies

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September 4, 2025 16:29

Golden oldie: Laurence Myers today, and with Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards leaving Chichester Crown Court in 1967 after a drugs bust hearing

Kosher London

London dining: Reuben’s and Erev reviewed

The kosher classic and an Israeli restaurant – from the team who brought you Miznon – are both worth a visit this season

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September 4, 2025 17:11

Scotland

SNP ‘undermining safety’ of Scotland’s Jewish community with anti-Israel policies

The Jewish Council of Scotland fears John Swinney’s actions could have ‘significant negative implications’ for Scottish Jews

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September 4, 2025 10:15

The direction taken by First Minister John Swinney (left) and Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson is likely to fuel antisemitism in Scotland, according to JCoS (Photo: Getty)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Ki Tetzei

“Do not see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road and ignore it; you must surely help him lift it up” Deuteronomy 22:4

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September 5, 2025 09:54

A woman from a rural commune in Morroco leads a donkey up a mountain path (photo: Getty Images)

Mossad

How Mossad trained young, angry Iranians as secret commandos to help Israel crush the regime

New details have been obtained about the on-the-ground forces that took out Iranian air defence systems before Israeli jets arrived

8 min read

September 4, 2025 11:40

Smoke rises after an Israeli attack on IRGC's Sarallah Headquarters in north of Tehran on June 23, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Wikipedia

Wikipedia to keep ‘ethnic cleansing’ definition of Zionism for a year after biased edit row

The decision means that the platform’s article on Zionism will continue to suggest that the ideology inherently supports the expulsion of Palestinians

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September 5, 2025 10:06

A Wikipedia article effectively defining Zionism as favouring the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has been locked from edits for a year (Image: Getty)

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