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Holocaust heritage shouldn’t be used as a stick to beat Israel over the head with

In an interview published last week, Juliet Stevenson and her husband are all too comfortable using their connection to the Holocaust to call Israel ‘genocidal’

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July 14, 2025 10:05

British actress Juliet Stevenson at a protest for Just Stop Oil (Getty)

Art

Royal Academy artwork suggests Israeli pilots are morally inferior to Hamas

A sketch of an Israeli air force pilot and a Hamas fighter side by side singles out the IAF for criticism

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July 8, 2025 09:54

Artwork by Michael Sandle in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition: 'Apropos Terror: Pilot doesn’t hear the screams of the women and children he is massacring with impunity'

Settlers

US national ‘beaten to death’ by West Bank settlers, family says

Relatives of Saif al-Din Kamil Abdul Karim Musalat have called on the US State Department to investigate his alleged murder

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July 14, 2025 09:34

Saif Musallet was beaten to death during violent clashes with Israeli settlers in the West Bank, according to his family (Image: X/@ninaturner)

Social Media

‘Kill all Jews’: Sesame Street’s Elmo posts antisemitic rant after X account hacked

The normally playful puppet is known for sharing fun, inspirational content with his followers, but this turned into violent Jew-hatred after a hacker took control

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July 14, 2025 11:35

The X account of beloved children's character Elmo posted an antisemitic, conspiracy-laden rant after it was targeted by a hacker (Image: Getty)

BBC

BBC Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official could return after investigation finds ‘no breach’ of impartiality rules

The corporation said it remains ‘keen to tell the stories of those featured’ in the film, despite its chair calling the resulting row a ‘dagger to the heart’ of its reputation

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July 14, 2025 11:47

The BBC has indicated that its controversial documentary about Gaza, which was found to be narrated by the son of a Hamas official, could return to the iPlayer in an edited form (Image: Getty)

Israel-Iran War

‘I was heartbroken to leave Israel during the war’

Nearly 3,000 Birthright participants were evacuated on boats during the war with Iran

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July 11, 2025 05:41

‘I was heartbroken to leave Israel during the war’

BBC

BBC investigation finds ‘no breach’ of impartiality rules over Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official

The probe found that the film violated guidelines on accuracy by failing to disclose the teen’s family links to terror, but that no other rules were broken

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July 14, 2025 11:21

A report into the BBC's airing of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone has found that the corporation did not breach its impartiality requirements (Image: Getty)

Greece

Anti-Israel activists raid kosher restaurant in Greece

The newly opened outlet was vandalised with graffiti and plastered with a post claiming that ‘all IDF soldiers are war criminals’

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July 14, 2025 13:21

A group of anti-Israel activists vandalised a kosher restaurant in Athens over the weekend (Image: Zvika Levinson)

Jewish theatre

The drama society creating a non-political space for Jewish artists to thrive

Actor Natan Paul-Collis started the Jewish Dramatic Association of London as a safe space for Jewish writers, directors and performers – and he’s just getting started

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July 14, 2025 14:16

Members of the Jewish Dramatic Association of London (JDAL), a Jewish theatre group founded by actor Natan Paul-Collis, rehearse at the award-winning London theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate. The group will perform their third showcase on 27 July. (Photo: Sam Becker)

Zionism

‘We have the power to speak up’: Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva on the delights and dangers of her Zionist advocacy

The one time Miss Universe contestant also shared her condemnation of punk duo Bob Vylan’s chant of ‘death to the IDF’

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July 14, 2025 14:55

Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva has gained fame as a Zionist influencer (Image: Instagram/@noacochva)

Brent

Leader of Brent Council accused of ‘sectarianism’ by Jewish community leaders

The meeting took place Wednesday night after Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt promised to hear the Jewish community’s concerns over Brent’s plan to twin with Nablus

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July 10, 2025 16:24