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London

Oldest Jewish cemetery in Britain uncovered beneath the Barbican

Chief Rabbi attends dedication marking Norman-era discovery made by amateur historians

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September 7, 2025 11:33

The UK's oldest Jewish cemetery, dating back to 1070, was uncovered beneath the Barbican by local residents and history enthusiasts (Getty)

Israel

Six dead in Jerusalem terror shooting

A further seven people have been taken to hospital in serious condition

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September 8, 2025 08:16

Four people have been killed in an East Jerusalem shooting (Image: Flash90)

WIZO UK

Refugee from war-torn Ukraine becomes Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Andrii Cherkashyn, 18, will be presented with his WIZO UK award on Monday night

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September 7, 2025 20:44

Andrii Cherkashyn, WIZO UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Francesca Albanese

Exclusive: Berlin’s mayor slams city’s university for hosting Francesca Albanese on Gaza ‘genocide’ panel

The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has previously been condemned by the French and German governments and sanctioned by the US

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September 8, 2025 12:56

Francesca Albanese has a history of anti-Israel activism (Photo: Getty)

East London

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue has filed a claim against the Federation at the London Beth Din

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September 8, 2025 13:45

Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

Benjamin Netanyahu

Former head of Mossad urges Netanyahu to step down

Yossi Cohen claimed the PM could not unify Israel in the way that it needs

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September 7, 2025 11:06

Yossi Cohen on the Yasmin Lukatz Podcast, where he spoke about his political aspirations (Image: YouTube/ Yasmin Lukatz Podcast)

Scotland

Furious letter sent to Swinney for putting Scottish Jews ‘at further risk’

The first minister last week said there was plausible evidence that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza

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September 7, 2025 19:00

First Minister John Swinney (left) and Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson (Photo: Getty)

Israeli Politics

‘We have a great concern for Jewish communities around the world’

Israel’s deputy foreign minister speaks to the JC on her future in the Knesset, the rumours that she could be the next ambassador to London and the way forward for UK-Israel relations

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September 8, 2025 15:00

Israel's deputy foreign minister, Sharren Haskel (Image: X/@SharrenHaskel)

Board of Deputies

Board of Deputies will only work with Stop the Hate ‘if lessons are learnt’ after Progressive rabbis were removed from stage

Board President calls for ‘empathy’ as Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy urge respect for diverse views

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September 8, 2025 11:57

Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky at the rally for the hostages in August before they were removed from the stage

March Against Antisemitism

Enough is enough: Call for government to ‘defund the BBC’ at March Against Antisemitism

An estimated 70,000 people took to the streets to protest against spiralling extremism and Jew-hate in Britain

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September 7, 2025 12:15

Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Gove, Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis lead the March against Antisemitism (Photo by CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer discusses statecraft with a leader who funds terrorists

Mahmoud Abbas’s trip to London comes as Starmer’s office refuses to confirm whether the PM will meet the Israeli president when he visits later this week

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September 8, 2025 13:59

Starmer (R) meets Abbas at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Green-Green alliance – Britain’s new natural home for the radical fringes

How can a Jewish political leader, even one of an irredeemably hard-left persuasion, act as the midwife to one of the darkest political forces facing British Jews today?

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September 4, 2025 16:00