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The real bottleneck in the Gaza deal is coming up

A failure of phase two could lead to resumption of war, former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror warns

4 min read

October 13, 2025 16:17

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army on October 3, 2025, shows an Israeli army soldier behind a mounted machine gun in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Film

Good Boy review: Woof! Woof! A four-legged star is born ★★★★

The director and his producer wife’s dog is the star of this supernatural horror film

1 min read

October 13, 2025 16:16

Pooch perfect: Indy the dog and his on-screen owner Todd, played by Shane Jensen

Hostages

Hamas accused of holding back bodies in breach of ceasefire deal

‘We will not abandon any hostage,’ the Hostages and Missing Families Forum vowed

3 min read

October 13, 2025 13:32

As recently as last week, Herut Nimrodi said she still hoped her son Tal might be alive (Picture: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Theatre

Mary Page Marlowe review: ‘no life is uninteresting’ ★★★★

Susan Sarandon brings steel to Tracy Letts’s play about the unremarkable life of one American woman, but it is Andrea Riseborough who delivers an outstanding performance

1 min read

October 13, 2025 16:35

The drama of life: Andrea Riseborough in Mary Page Marlowe

Hostages

British Jewish communal leaders rejoice at return of the hostages

The last of the living hostages in Gaza were released today after 738 days in captivity

5 min read

October 13, 2025 16:28

JW3 Chief Executive Ray Simonson and Marcel Knobil removing padlocks on the Lovelock Bridge at JW3 (Credit: JW3)

What looks like apartheid also keeps Israel secure

Comparisons with the old South Africa ignore attempts to totally destroy the Jewish state

3 min read

June 17, 2021 09:29

What looks like apartheid also keeps Israel secure

Heaton park synagogue attack

Manchester Jewish day centre evacuated after ‘suspicious substance’ found

Incident eventually found to be a false alarm – but community remains on high alert

1 min read

October 14, 2025 08:27

Armed Police and emergency responders gather near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue following the terror attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

BDS

Kosher restaurant chain in Washington boycotted into bankruptcy for selling ‘apartheid’ falafel

BDS campaigners accused Shouk of ‘appropriating’ Palestinian food

1 min read

October 14, 2025 09:08

Plant-based falafel restaurant Shouk has closed the last of its five locations after a sustained boycott effort by pro-Palestinian campaigners. (Photo: Screenshot via Google Maps)

Lisa Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans crackdown on extremist preachers

Government reportedly concerned that Islamists are exploiting their positions in charities to spread extremism

2 min read

October 14, 2025 09:10

Hostages

‘Now we can breathe again’: Israelis celebrate the ‘miracle’ of the hostage return

A nation began the process of healing – and mourning – on Monday

4 min read

October 14, 2025 09:19

Nimrod Cohen, who was held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks, waves an Israeli flag upon disembarking from an Israeli military helicopter (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Hostages

Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

Former captives tell Israeli media about the horrific conditions they faced at the hands of Hamas

2 min read

October 14, 2025 10:59

Avinatan Or, pictured with his parents, was held alone for the entire two years

Hostages

Bodies of four dead hostages arrive in Israel – two names released

The military confirmed that the remains were be identified at a forensics facility

1 min read

October 14, 2025 08:34

The bodies are saluted by IDF soldiers after arriving in Israel (Image: JNS)

Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Hamas hands over four more bodies, but only three confirmed as Israeli hostages

Fourth body, dressed in an IDF uniform, might be that of a killed terrorist

2 min read

October 15, 2025 10:54

Tamir Nimrodi (l) Eitan Levi (r) (Image: Bring them Home Now)

Donald Trump

‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releases

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

5 min read

October 13, 2025 11:11

US President Trump addresses the Knesset on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

UJS

Ochel – the UJS cookbook

For students, by students – perfect for feeding your fresher

2 min read

September 17, 2025 14:54

Fighting antisemitism is also about saving Britain’s soul

Ban the hate preachers, kick out the anti-Jewish doctors and public sector workers, stop those anti-Jewish protesters, intent on making Jews feel scared in the place they have been proud to call home

3 min read

October 15, 2025 13:04

Members of the public and congregants seen as Police and other emergency responders attend the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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