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‘Jewish blood on his hands’: Apprentice star blames Netanyahu for Manchester synagogue attack

Self-styled ‘political commentator’ Bushra Shaikh condemned the terrorist ‘atrocity’ against British Jews, but claimed that the spike in antisemitic hate was due to the ‘crimes’ in Gaza

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October 3, 2025 15:19

Bushra Shaikh, who previously appeared on BBC One's The Apprentice in 2017 (Image: X/Bushra Shaikh)

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CST hero among those seriously injured in Manchester terror attack

Three people remain in hospital following the attack

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October 3, 2025 12:07

An armed police officer stands near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Starmer: Palestine protesters should ‘respect the grief of British Jews this week’

‘Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy – and there is justified concern about the suffering in Gaza – but a minority have used these protests as a pretext for stoking antisemitic tropes’

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October 3, 2025 16:48

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria visit the scene of the attack near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Image: Getty).

October 7

‘It will take time to rebuild our beloved kibbutz, but we will’

One in four Nir Oz residents was murdered or kidnapped in the Hamas massacre and Irit Lahav, who lived on the kibbutz all her life, witnessed it. Now she's coming home

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October 3, 2025 17:19

Journalist and peace activist Oded Lifshitz's cactus garden in Kibbutz Nir Oz, the worst-hit kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7.

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Does our community really have a future in this country?

Yesterday’s terrorist attack comes following a surge in antisemitism over the past two years. The CEO of JNF UK calls on the government to do more

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October 3, 2025 16:46

JNF UK's offices daubed in red paint (Photo: JNF UK)

October 7

Why must I be forced to choose between my gay and Zionist identities?

In an article first published in a collection of essays by Jewish Australian women, Noa Gomberg vents her fury at the antisemitism she has faced in the queer community

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October 3, 2025 17:48

Noa Gomberg shares her frustration with the queer community's anti-Zionist rhetoric since October 7.

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Kemi Badenoch: We have allowed antisemitism to fester on our streets

‘There are many causes: Islamism, media bias in reporting the war in the Middle East, the inability of authorities to go after serial wrongdoers while instead focusing on minor infractions of the law-abiding population and so much more’

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October 4, 2025 13:40

Kemi Badenoch in Heaton Park (Image: Conservative Party).

Hamas

Hamas agreement to release all hostages is just a ‘smart way’ to reject Trump deal, say analysts

Terror group still insists on being part of future Gaza government

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October 3, 2025 20:24

Hamas terrorists in Southern Gaza during a hostage release (Image: Getty)

Terrorism

‘Shocked but not surprised’: British Jews ‘saw synagogue terror attack coming’

‘This attack was sadly something we feared was coming’ the Board of Deputies and JLC said in a joint statement

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October 2, 2025 21:04

Rabbi Daniel Walker (third left, dressed in white), who leads Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, stands among armed police officers as they talk with members of the Jewish community outside the shul following the terror attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Gaza

We will hopefully free all hostages in the next few days, says Netanyahu

Israeli PM gave a speech on Saturday night after Hamas accepted part of Trump’s peace deal on Friday

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October 4, 2025 18:28

We will hopefully free all hostages in the next few days, says Netanyahu

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Two Manchester synagogue attack victims named

The victims’ families have been notified and are being supported, Greater Manchester Police said

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October 3, 2025 08:59

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died during the Yom Kippur terror attack

October 7

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor hails October 7 in pro-Hamas post during argument with victims’ relative

Rahmeh Aladwan recently avoided being barred from registering as a medic for her ‘racist’ remarks, but has now seemingly expressed explicit support for the terror group

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October 5, 2025 08:06