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Green Party councillors compared Israel to Nazi Germany over ‘concentration camp’ slur

The CST said the comments were ‘deeply offensive’ to Holocaust survivors and the Jewish community

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July 9, 2025 15:53

Green councillor Hau-Yu Tam (centre) with the party's deputy leader Zack Polanksi (left)

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

My commitment as new chair of HMDT

Sir Sajid Javid says that tackling antisemitism is ‘a collective responsibility’

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July 8, 2025 06:53

New chair of HMDT former chancellor Sir Sajid Javid (centre), flanked by chief executive Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE (left) and former chair Laura Marks CBE (right)

There’s nothing anti-Zionists dislike more than Muslims who want peace with Israel

It says much about Owen Jones and Cenk Uygur that both prefer to raise hell about the imagined crimes of Israel rather than acknowledge a group of European imams who met with President Herzog in Jerusalem to work for a better world

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July 9, 2025 14:18

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (centre, blue tie) meets with a delegation of European imams in Jerusalem (Image: President's House)

Google

Google co-founder claims UN is ‘transparently antisemitic’ following report on tech firms’ role in Gaza War

Sergey Brin hit back at the global body’s claim that his company had profited from “genocide”

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July 9, 2025 13:49

Google co-founder Sergey Brin claimed that the UN is 'transparently antisemitic' on an internal staff forum (Image: Getty)

skincare

Cool skincare solutions for the hottest days

Keep your skin hydrated through the heatwave with these key products and treatments

5 min read

July 9, 2025 18:29

Prepare for this summer's scorching heatwave with an arsenal of skincare products to combat dryness and prevent sun damage. (Photo: GettyImages)

Family

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

The paper’s former ‘lonely hearts’ section helped these people find the love of their lives

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July 8, 2025 10:24

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

Iran

Intelligence shows Iran did not remove enriched uranium from sites hit by US, says senior Israel official

Statement comes following widespread speculation about whether Iran’s nuclear material was destroyed

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July 10, 2025 07:45

Satellite image of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant after US strikes on the site (Photo: AFP PHOTO/ SATELLITE IMAGE ©2025 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES)

Francesca Albanese

Trump administration sanctions Francesca Albanese for ‘unabashed antisemitism’

Albanese authored a report, released last week, accusing companies and organisations of being complicit in Israel’s so-called “genocide” in Gaza

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July 10, 2025 08:52

Francesca Albanese, the UN's top advisor on Palestine, has seemingly suggested that the LA wildfires and Gaza War are 'connected' (Picture: Getty)

Responsible reporting on the real death toll in Gaza must start now

War is chaos, but careful and rigorous study and reporting of death tolls remain essential

5 min read

July 3, 2025 10:50

Palestinians look for survivors in the rubble of the Shaheen family home, in the Saftawi neighbourhood, west of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, after it was targeted in an Israeli strike on June 9, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Iran War

The F-35’s key role in the war against Iran

The American jet’s unparalleled ability to create a battle picture made it an airborne intelligence center, according to a Israeli security source

2 min read

July 10, 2025 09:09

Israel's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during an air show at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots (Getty Images)

Interfaith

Dutch Imam fired after singing Hatikvah on Israel visit

Youssef Msibih was dismissed by the board of his mosque in Alkmaar after videos emerged of him meeting President Herzog and joining an Arabic chorus of the Israeli national anthem.

1 min read

July 10, 2025 09:25

Dutch mam Youssef Msibih (front row, fourth from right) has been sacked by his mosque after meeting Israeli President Isaac Herzog and singing an Arabic-language version of Hatikvah (Image: Amos Ben-Gershom)

Hamas

Home Office dismisses UK lawyers’ bid to overturn Hamas’ proscription

The firm argued that the group ‘does not pose any threat’ to British citizens and claimed the ban violates the UK’s obligation to ‘end the genocide’ in Gaza

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July 10, 2025 09:46

London-based Riverway Law lost their application to have Hamas removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist organisations (Credit: X/Riverway Law)

Film

David Corenswet is the first Jew to play Superman – but how Jewish is he?

Created by comic book writer-artists Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman has a very Jewish history

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July 10, 2025 09:48

Jewish soul: David Corenset as the superhero

As British Jews, we must be prepared for unpredictable politics

Phil Rosenberg on how the Board of Deputies is responding to the ever-changing political environment

2 min read

July 10, 2025 10:02

sidrah

Parashah of the week: Balak

“Now Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, so he did not, as on previous occasions, go in search of omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness” Numbers 24.1

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July 10, 2025 10:28

Balaam, statue by Tommaso della Porta, 16th century Italy (photo: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons

Calendar

Shabbat times from July 11 to July 18

Shabbat times for the week

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July 10, 2025 10:17

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