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Iran

European countries trigger snapback sanctions against Iran

Britain, Germany and France cite regime’s nuclear violations and stalled diplomacy

2 min read

August 28, 2025 15:29

An Iranian flag flies over Tehran (Image: Getty)

IDF

Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?

Some reports have claimed that the Israeli military launched an operation to dismantle surveillance devices

2 min read

August 28, 2025 15:55

Israeli military vehicles in Syria (Image: IDF)

Challah

Rosh Hashanah spiced apple challah crown

All the festive flavours in a showstopping sweet and warmly spiced loaf

August 28, 2025 14:05

Cook time: 40 minutes (plus 3+ hours rising time)

Houthis

Israel ‘kills Houthi prime minister and military leaders’

Unconfirmed reports indicate that IDF has eliminated the terror group’s entire military and political leadership

3 min read

August 29, 2025 07:51

Screenshot of what was claimed to be the IDF strike on the gathering of Houthi leaders in Sanaa (Image: X)

The Anne Frank Trust

Anne Frank Trust chosen by Mayor of London to help tackle hate crime

The charity will be working in six boroughs across the capital

2 min read

August 28, 2025 17:11

London

Delay in funeral after Poplar Coroners hold Jewish man’s body

Clive Hyman’s funeral was 17 days after his ‘unexpected’ death

1 min read

August 29, 2025 09:12

The funeral for management consultant Clive Hyman was 17 days after his death because the coroner's court kept his body longer than expected (pictured, Clive and his wife Rachel, courtesy)

BDS

Portuguese music festival cancelled after BDS campaign against Israeli organisers

Local authorities reportedly blamed the risk of wildfires, but the event’s staff claim local pressure was behind the move

1 min read

August 29, 2025 09:38

Anta Gathering organisers take down signs after the five-day festival was cancelled (Image: Instagram/@anta.gathering)

Iran

Iran threatens to leave global anti-nuclear treaty over ‘snapback’ sanctions

The sanctions are set to reactivate in 30 days unless prevented by the UN Security Council

2 min read

August 29, 2025 09:43

Weapons

Israel banned from UK’s flagship defence show

British government says ‘no Israeli delegation’ invited to DSEI UK trade fair, blaming ‘wrong’ Gaza operation

1 min read

August 29, 2025 09:56

Israel has been barred from a flagship defence show next month at London's ExCel Centre (Image: Getty)

YA books

Why I have finally finished the novel my late friend and I were writing together

Ivor Baddiel on the new sci-fi thriller he began with children’s author Jonny Zucker

4 min read

August 28, 2025 15:56

Why I have finally finished the novel my late friend and I were writing together

Canada

Canada’s Jewish community ‘deeply troubled’ after stabbing in kosher section of Ottawa grocery store

The ‘unprovoked attack’ is being investigated by the Ottawa Police Service’s hate and bias crime unit

1 min read

August 29, 2025 10:14

The National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa was vandalised in an unrelated incident earlier this year (Photo courtesy of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs)

Hostages

Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

Israeli President Issac Herzog said the recovery will bring the Weiss family closure

1 min read

August 29, 2025 11:01

The body of Ilan Weiss had been held by Hamas for 692 days (Image: X/ Hen Mazig)

Israel’s ceasefire dilemma: Hamas hostages, and the price of delay

Jerusalem’s predicament: accept a phased deal that risks leaving Hamas in power, or press ahead with a Gaza City offensive that could endanger the captives but ensure long-term security

6 min read

August 29, 2025 11:13

IDF soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025 near the Gaza Strip's northern borders (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism

Italian professor urges ‘unfriend your Jewish friends on Facebook, even the good ones’

Luca Nivarra is a law professor at the University of Palermo

1 min read

August 28, 2025 16:20

Luca Nivarra urged social media users to “unfriend” all Jews on Facebook to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza (Photo: YouTube)

Greece

Israeli cruise ship tourists targeted with ‘rocks and metal bars’ at port

The Israelis were met by protesters as they tried to disembark in Crete

2 min read

August 29, 2025 11:44

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against the arrival of the 'Crown Iris', a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists, in Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, on July 29, 2025 (Photo by COSTAS METAXAKIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn

Gaza activists attack Corbyn after he refuses to say he is an anti-Zionist

It comes amid rumours of further division between the former Labour leader and Zarah Sultana, with whom he is seeking to set up a new party

3 min read

August 29, 2025 12:18

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Picture: Getty)

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