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Liev Schreiber and Sharon Osbourne among 1,200+ celebrities to sign letter against Israeli film boycott

The letter labelled the campaign by Film Workers for Palestine ‘a de facto attempt to silence Jewish stories and ostracise Israeli filmmakers’

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September 25, 2025 12:48

Liev Schreiber and Sharon Osbourne are two of the notable stars to have signed the anti-boycott letter (Image: Getty)

Jami

Jami to launch suicide prevention programme

The mental health charity will be giving guidance to rabbis, other communal leaders and members of the Jewish community

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September 19, 2025 09:35

(l-r) Philippa Carr from Jami, Leo Brosh (JLC), Baroness Luciana Berger and John from Jami (Photo: Jami/Jewish Care)

Why I support the UK government’s decision to recognise a State of Palestine

The 1988 Hamas charter called explicitly for the destruction of Israel. By contrast, recognition of Palestine within the framework of a two-state solution, with secure borders based on the 1967 lines, is a clear rejection of that vision

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September 25, 2025 11:44

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas speaks over a video link at a United Nations General Assembly meeting organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of Palestinian recognition and a two-state solution on September 22, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

West Bank

Israel discussing proposal to annex part of West Bank, says foreign minister

He added ‘we do not want to control the Palestinians’

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September 25, 2025 16:14

An Israeli flag near the Israeli village of Ateret (Image: Binyamin Regional Council)

Egypt

Israel concerned about Egypt’s ‘very serious’ military build-up in Sinai

Netanyahu has asked the US to push Egypt to step back

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September 25, 2025 15:01

yeshivot

Lords hear pleas to exempt yeshivot from new school regulations

But concerns about their education is also voiced by peers in debate on new Bill

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September 22, 2025 10:10

Lord Lucas (in grey suit) visits protest against School's Bill in Westminster staged by the Rabbinical Committee of the Traditional Charedi Community

Books

On Antisemitism: A Word In History review – a book to comfort Jew-hate apologists at the expense of Jews

This historical account of antisemitism is a remarkable exercise in cognitive dissonance

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September 25, 2025 12:12

On Antisemitism: A Word In History review – a book to comfort Jew-hate apologists at the expense of Jews

The six times Palestinian leaders rejected a state

A minority of people who voice views about the conflict know anything about its history

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September 25, 2025 20:57

Norwegian Foreign Minister Kurt Vollebek and Yasir Arafat being asked about a talks stalemate in 1997

first person

Why I don’t want to see in the new year with my non-Jewish boyfriend

Chag evenings at my parents’ are always a bit bonkers, but at Rosh Hashanah they get really wild

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September 22, 2025 11:33

Why I don’t want to see in the new year with my non-Jewish boyfriend

Gaza flotilla

Gaza flotilla ‘attacked with Abba music’ off coast of Greece

Spain and Italy have both sent out warships to assist the flotilla on the final leg of its journey to the Strip

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September 25, 2025 10:45

Screenshot of CCTV footage aboard one of the vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla on September 24, 2025 (Image: YouTube/7NEWSAustralia)

Calendar

Shabbat and fast times from September 26 to October 3

Shabbat and Yom Kippur times for the week ahead

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September 19, 2025 11:18

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Technology

Microsoft cuts off Israeli military unit over evidence it conducted mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians

‘We do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians’ Microsoft president Brad Smith said

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September 26, 2025 09:47

Unit 8200, the IDF’s elite signals intelligence branch, allegedly built a vast system to collect, store and analyse millions of phone calls

Iran

Iran carried out secret test launch while rebuilding missile production plants

New satellite images apparently show Tehran attempting to repair the damage of the 12-day war with Israel, but missing a key component

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September 26, 2025 09:28

Satellite image showing a scorched launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan, Iran (Image: Planet Labs PBC)

Sport

World Cup 2026: UEFA poised to vote to suspend Israeli football team

Israel has been a member of UEFA since 1994

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September 26, 2025 09:22

Celtic fans unveil a banner reading 'Show Israel The Red Card' during the UEFA Champions League play-off in February (Image: Getty)

Scotland

Exclusive: Scottish Labour say they would continue SNP boycott of Israeli officials while Gaza ‘genocide’ takes place

The Labour government in Westminster has continued to meet Israeli officials despite political differences

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September 26, 2025 10:35

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (Image: Getty).

Donald Trump

Donald Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank

The US president made the remark ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu

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September 26, 2025 10:33

Trump said he would not allow the annexation of the West Bank. contrary to what members of the Israeli government are briefing (Photo: Getty)

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