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safed

Want to feed your Jewish soul? Then come to Safed

You don’t leave this northern Israeli city with selfies, you leave with questions. Big ones

1 min read

May 16, 2025 09:16

Jewel in the crown: a selection of wares on display at a Judaica shop in Safed, the most unique of Judaism's four holy sites

United Nations

Hostage families call on UN to act to bring their loved ones’ bodies home

Israeli ambassador Danny Danon said returning the dead should be a ‘universal obligation’

1 min read

May 16, 2025 09:16

Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, briefs the Security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict. (Loey Felipe)

Hostages

Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20

Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the revised assessment and reiterated his resolve to continue the war until the captives are freed

1 min read

May 16, 2025 09:30

Israel has revised its estimate of the number of hostages still alive in Gaza down from 23 to 20 (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Eurovision 2025

Israel pride outshines protests as Yuval Raphael qualifies for Eurovision finale in Basel

Jewish fans unashamedly display solidarity despite threats of protests and Israeli government warnings to hide identifying symbols

2 min read

May 16, 2025 09:40

Israel

‘I don’t want politics’ – Row erupts at funeral of pregnant West Bank terror victim

The woman’s sister interrupted a settler leader’s eulogy, accusing him of politicising the tragedy

3 min read

May 16, 2025 10:20

Friends and family mourn during the funeral of 30-year-old Israeli woman, Tzeela Gez, who was killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank (Getty Images)

JNF UK

JNF UK heads reunite with former hostage

Sagui Dekel-Chen is a project worker for the organisation, based in Israel

1 min read

May 15, 2025 15:46

Sagui Dekel-Chen reunites with JNF UK colleague (Photo: Dana Bar Siman Tov)

Theatre

Too Small to Tell, review: ‘candid one-woman show that kicks Harvey Weinstein where it hurts’

Actor-writer Lisa Rose’s play revisits the disgraced mogul’s crimes with revenge cloaked in dark humour, including an impression of his gangrenous male member

4 min read

May 16, 2025 13:04

Revenge is a dish best served cold: Lisa Rose in her solo stage show, Too Small to Tell

JFS

JFS invites former pupils back to school

The largest Jewish school in Europe is relaunching its alumni network

3 min read

May 16, 2025 11:16

JFS pupils arriving at its new site in Camden in September 1958 (Photo: JFS)

Jewish celebrities

Who are the Jewish billionaires on the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List?

No fewer than 13 super-rich businessmen with Jewish heritage cracked the top 50 of the prestigious annual wealth table

5 min read

May 16, 2025 12:24

A total of 13 Jewish billionaires made the top 50 of the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, including Spurs owner Joe Lewis (Image: Getty)

The vicious media lynching of Senator John Fetterman

Antizionists are making an example of a Democrat who dares to back Israel – and his own party is letting it happen

3 min read

May 16, 2025 14:45

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) questions tech leaders in artificial intelligence during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tech leaders from OpenAI, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

International Criminal Court

ICC chief prosecutor steps down amid sexual assault probe

Karim Khan has been accused by a fellow lawyer of coercing her into ‘non-consensual sex acts’

1 min read

May 16, 2025 13:58

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has reportedly stepped down as the investigation into the sexual assault allegations against him draws to a close (Image: Getty)

Donald Trump’s troubling Middle East fantasy

The Qataris are playing him for a fool, and Israel may suffer for it

5 min read

May 16, 2025 15:01

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport. Donald Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family for use as Air Force One (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Hastings PSC criticised for ‘Wanted’ posters targeting Labour MP

Fellow MPs and local Jewish residents condemn “misogynistic bullying” of Helena Dollimore over Gaza

4 min read

May 16, 2025 10:29

The posters of Helena Dollimore appeared around the constituency earlier this month (Photo: Screenshot, Hastings and Rye PSC X)

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

If, outside Israel, the law is that a bris must be performed by a medical professional, then they are the only ones who can do it.

3 min read

May 16, 2025 16:10

A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

Arsenal

Ex-Arsenal kitman to sue club after being sacked for anti-Israel comments

Mark Bonnick claimed he was unfairly dismissed over his anti-Zionist beliefs

2 min read

May 16, 2025 16:23

Arsenal suspended then sacked kit manager Mark Bonnick after investigating a series of anti-Israel posts on X. (Getty)

United Nations

At every step, the UN has failed hostages and their families

This week, families of hostages came to New York to demand their loved ones bodies be returned

3 min read

May 16, 2025 17:29

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