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Judaism

2,000-year-old mikveh discovered at Kiryat Gat construction site

The ritual bath weighs in at a hefty 25,000kg

1 min read

September 18, 2026 11:07

The ritual purification bath as it was uncovered at the site (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)

Why did the archbishop honour a cleric who called bin Laden ‘mujahid’? She worships at the shrine of Palestine

Sarah Mullally is no naif – and that is deeply concerning

3 min read

September 18, 2026 10:54

Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, his wife and Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury (Image: Lambeth Palace)

IDF

IDF dismisses Gaza Division intelligence officer over October 7 failures

The officer allegedly dismissed detailed warnings about the looming attacks as ‘completely imaginary’

1 min read

September 18, 2026 10:01

Colonel Aleph was said to have disregarded warning signs reported by IDF surveillance soldiers on a base in Nahal Oz as unimportant (Photo: Getty)

A year after Heaton Park, I’m not so sure this government has the backs of British Jews

They may be building us higher walls but there is no electoral motivation for any politician to deal with what our community has to face

3 min read

September 18, 2026 07:35

Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband (Image: Parliament TV)

UJS

UJS launches new year with Parliament reception

Sarah Sackman, MP for Finchley and Golders Green, said Jewish student leadership was ‘inspiring’

1 min read

September 18, 2026 07:06

Jewish student leaders with MP Sarah Sackman in Parliament for 26/27 launch (Photo: UJS)

Green Party

Fears over religious intimidation in St Pancras by-election after Gaza activists told voters they would ‘go to hell’ for backing Labour

Revealed: Threats made outside polling station in May raise concerns ahead of upcoming contest

4 min read

September 18, 2026 07:00

Aerial photograph looking north over the Bloomsbury and Somers Town districts of central London (Image: Getty)

Gaza

New Bank of England director accused Israel of killing ‘unarmed demonstrators’ without mentioning the majority were Hamas members

Union boss Paul Nowak accused the IDF of killing Palestinian protesters in 2018, but local terror groups had already confirmed that more than 80 per cent of them were their members

2 min read

September 18, 2026 06:00

Paul Nowak at the 158th Annual Trades Union Congress Conference (Image: Getty Images)

New York Times

New York Times deletes claim Israelis ‘view themselves as the victims of October 7’

The paper also rejected allegations of bias in its coverage of Israel, claiming that a peer-reviewed study of the topic had ‘cherry picked’ data

1 min read

September 17, 2026 19:51

Front view of the New York Times Building on the west side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (Image: Getty Images)

Pro-Palestine

LBC’s Ian Payne says the ‘Jewish lobby’ is ‘incredibly strong’ and ‘freaks people out’ amid Macklemore-Ed Sheeran row

‘They know all the buttons to press,’ the presenter said

1 min read

September 17, 2026 19:50

playlist

The ulimate resilience playlist for the Jewish student

It is open season on Jews on campus. Rousing songs will see you through the hate

7 min read

September 17, 2026 17:41

The ulimate resilience playlist for the Jewish student

West Bank

Court freezes government plan to revive West Bank land registration

Human rights campaigners claimed the scheme would amount to ‘de facto annexation’ of the territory

1 min read

September 17, 2026 17:22

View of a house belong to settlers near the West bank city Hebron on January 14, 2026 (Flash90)

Etgar

The Etgar Yom Kippur quiz

Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test

1 min read

September 17, 2026 17:00

Shin Bet

Former Shin Bet commander urges gun-owning Israelis to take firearms to shul on Yom Kippur

Arik Barbing suggested it would be ‘impossible to provide airtight security for every synagogue’

1 min read

September 17, 2026 16:34

People walk with rifles at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, December 20, 2025 (Flash90)

Pope Leo

Pope Leo says Middle East conflicts ‘weigh heavily’ on Jewish-Christian relations

The pontiff suggested that tensions in Israel and Iran had ‘left their mark’ on interfaith dialogue

1 min read

September 17, 2026 16:26

Pope Leo XIV on the main balcony of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on May 8, 2025 (Getty Images)

We need to stand up for one another – because no one else will

It is both a moral imperative and a practical necessity. As the Charedi family temporarily living next door reminded me, they won’t stop with the obvious Jews

3 min read

September 17, 2026 16:04

Members of the Jewish community in the Stamford Hill area (Image: Getty Images)

Mahmoud Abbas

Trump administration bars Palestinian Authority President from entering US ahead of UN General Assembly

US authorities reportedly accused the Palestinian leader of ‘glorifying terrorism’

1 min read

September 17, 2026 15:31

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Image: Getty Images)

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