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Hostages

‘I feel like a mother to the soldiers who killed my son’

Iris Haim, the mother of former hostage, Yotam, who was killed after escaping captivity, was speaking in London

9 min read

June 18, 2025 16:30

‘I feel like a mother to the soldiers who killed my son’

Iran

Khamenei assassination is now ‘an objective’ of Israel’s war

Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the IDF is aiming to ‘prevent the existence’ of Iran’s supreme leader

2 min read

June 19, 2025 11:25

Iran

Trump ‘approved plan’ to strike Iran unless eleventh-hour ceasefire agreed

The president is reportedly ‘holding off’ in case Tehran agrees to give up its nuclear programme altogether

1 min read

June 19, 2025 09:42

President Trump has reportedly 'approved' a plan for direct US strikes against Iran (Image: Getty)

Lebanon

‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

Dan Brotman speaks about overhearing torture while in a cell and being handcuffed, blindfolded and denied access to essential medical care

6 min read

June 19, 2025 10:39

Dan Brotman in Beirut's Jewish cemetery in 2022, where he found graves dating as recently as 2018. (Photo courtesy of Dan Brotman)

chicken recipe

Braised chicken legs and wings with almonds, olives, raisins and preserved lemon

Sweet, salty and savoury – this traybake has it all

May 30, 2024 08:12

Cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes

chicken recipe

Zesty Mojito chicken and watermelon salad

Tajin spice is the key to making this cocktail-inspired salad a refreshing flavour fest

August 8, 2024 09:02

Cook time: 25-30 minutes

Israel-Iran War

Foreign Office ‘dullards’ slammed for treatment of Brits stranded in Israel

The department is accused of failing to learn from the mistakes of Covid-era repatriation efforts

4 min read

June 19, 2025 12:39

A nurse carries medical supplies past a building with smoke billowing out at Soroka Hospital following an Iranian missile attack in Beersheba (Image: Getty)

US Politics

Pentagon’s chief Israel planner sacked after ‘death cult’ comments

Colonel Nathan McCormack called the Jewish State America’s ‘worst ally’ and claimed its government was loaded with ‘Judeo-supremacist cronies’

2 min read

June 19, 2025 13:38

The Pentagon's chief Israel planner Colonel Nathan McCormack (left) has reportedly been sacked from his role after making incendiary posts about the Jewish State on social media (Image: Sergeant Kani Ronningen/US Army photo)

Salmon

Salmon Tiane

This simple, cold salad makes a fabulous showstopping meal for summer Friday night dinners

August 10, 2017 13:58

Cook time: 8 minutes

Salmon

Simple salmon fishcakes

Brilliant brain food for exam-taking teens – and delicious for the rest of the family too

June 10, 2009 19:04

Salmon

Sesame salmon toasts

A classic Chinese appetiser.

December 19, 2011 11:22

Cook time: 15 minutes

Moderate Qatar? The Muslim Brotherhood patron nurtures the enemies of democracy

Qatar promotes itself as a modernising force. In reality, it is one of the leading sponsors of Islamist movements

3 min read

June 19, 2025 14:14

President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Iran

Lord Hermer ‘warned PM’ that UK involvement in Iran War ‘may be illegal’

Either way, the British government may face an awkward choice if the US decides to launch its own strikes on the Islamic Republic

2 min read

June 19, 2025 15:10

Attorney General Lord Hermer has reportedly advised the prime minister that greater UK involvement in the Israel-Iran War 'may be illegal' (Image: Getty)

Salad

Green tahini and herb salad platter

Next level fresh Israeli flavours for everyone to dig into

June 15, 2024 21:30

Cook time: 10 minutes (if making your own pita chips)

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

Universities must reconsider their values, for the sake of America’s future

2 min read

June 19, 2025 10:16

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Salmon recipe

Salmon with pomegranate, ginger and soy

A show stopping dish for a special meal

October 10, 2024 08:00

Cook time: 20 minutes

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