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Washington DC

Washington shooting suspect’s alleged manifesto said killing was ‘only sane thing to do’

A letter posted online in the suspects name appears to explain his motives ‘against the genocidal state’

1 min read

May 22, 2025 12:41

Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene following the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC (Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

Elstree & Borehamwood

New mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood looks forward to ‘a new era’ following ‘years of antisemitic abuse’

Councillor Dan Ozarow pledges to support the diverse communities in the borough

2 min read

May 26, 2025 16:54

New Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood Dan Ozarow (left) with outgoing town mayor, Alpha Collins

Obituary

Obituary: Alan Yentob

Towering figure in the world of BBC arts programming

5 min read

May 27, 2025 11:58

Alan Yentob who has died aged 78 (Photo: Getty Images)

cheesecake

Professional tips for cheesecake

Nail Shavuot with these tips from Michelin-star level pastry chef, Hesky Meyer

2 min read

June 4, 2024 10:51

cheese recipe

Chunky crunchy cheesy salata (salad)

A healthier way to celebrate with dairy this Shavuot that’s bursting with texture, colour and flavour

May 27, 2025 08:58

Cook time: Less than 5 minutes cooking time

Israel Gaza War

Withholding aid to Gaza is against Jewish values, claims senior UK rabbi

Gaza aid blockade: 'Starving non-combatants' against Jewish values, claims senior rabbi

3 min read

May 26, 2025 10:05

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg sais he felt compelled to express his concerns about an assault on Rafah (Photo: Masorti Judaism)

Yom Yerushalayim

Israeli far-right hijack Jerusalem Day celebrations with ‘death to Arabs’ chants and Temple Mount prayer

Extremists used the occasion to call for Arab villages to be burned and break the ban on Jewish worship at the holy site

2 min read

May 27, 2025 13:42

Protestors clashed with police in Jerusalem on Monday after members of the far-right chanted 'death to the Arabs' during Yom Yerushalayim celebrations (Image: Flash90)

London Underground

Jewish boy hospitalised after ‘racially motivated assault’ at Hampstead tube station

Group of men reportedly attacked three Jewish boys at north-west London underground station on Monday

1 min read

May 27, 2025 11:00

A Jewish boy was hospitalised following an assault at Hampstead tube station (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Argentina

Is Javier Milei Jewish? Argentina's rabbi-consulting president who studies Torah and loves Israel

The right-wing libertarian economist has well-documented views towards Jews and the Jewish state

2 min read

November 20, 2023 10:30

Argentine far-right libertarian economist and president elect Javier Milei

European Union

EU sports chief seemingly backs BDS-style boycott of Israeli athletes

Glenn Micallef said there should be ‘no space in sporting events for those who do not share our values’

1 min read

May 27, 2025 14:27

The EU's sports commissioner has hinted at support for a BDS-style boycott of Israel in international competitions (Pictured: the Israeli football team sings the national anthem ahead of a recent World Cup qaulifier against Norway; Image: Getty)

The groups vying for control of Gaza post-Hamas

More than 15 organisations are competing to fill the vacuum after the war ends – and Israel should start paying attention.

4 min read

May 27, 2025 16:00

More than a dozen extremist groups are vying to replace Hamas once the Gaza War is over (Image: Getty)

Javier Milei

Argentinian President Javier Milei to receive $1m from ‘Jewish Nobel’ prize

Milei will donate the prize money to launch an initiative aimed at improving diplomatic relations between Israel and Latin America

1 min read

May 27, 2025 14:39

Milei claimed that Israel is 'the only country in the Middle East to defend liberal democracy' (Photo: Getty Images)

New York

Brooklyn bus driver suspended after telling schoolchildren that ‘Jews killed Jesus’

The driver allegedly pulled over for 30 minutes to give his passengers an unsolicited religious lecture

1 min read

May 27, 2025 16:02

A school bus driver in New York has reportedly been suspended after pulling over to deliver an unsolicited religious rant to a group of children, including the claim that 'Jews killed Jesus' (Image: stock via Getty)

Maureen Lipman

What this actress said to the bishop about avoiding broiges

The state of world politics means Maureen Lipman can’t sleep, but she’s prepping for a climate-change cabaret

4 min read

May 27, 2025 16:54

Football

So which football club has the highest proportion of Jewish fans? The answer may surprise you

Spurs is known as the Jewish team and many members of the tribe support Arsenal, but four and a half miles from White Hart Lane there’s Brisbane Road...

4 min read

May 27, 2025 16:55

Outside Wembley Station last weekend (Credit: Amanda Rose)

Metropolitan Police

'Prejudiced policing’: Jewish man charged over placard mocking late Hezbollah leader

The protester has claimed that police searched his fiancée's underwear drawer and barred him from picking up his mother for Shabbat dinner

6 min read

May 27, 2025 19:17

A man arrested for holding an anti-Nasrallah placard was questioned by police, who asked if he minded offending pro-Hezbollah protesters

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