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Noughts & Crosses review: ‘Star-crossed love story shines through in joyless production’ ★★

The extraordinary vision of Marjorie Blackman’s classic race story struggles to take flight in this lacklustre theatre adaptation

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July 16, 2025 14:33

Alec Boaden as Jude and Chanel Waddock as Lynette in Noughts & Crosses. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Academia

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

Dr Sara Yael Hirschhorn spoke to the JC about her mission to get students to engage with the Israel-Palestine conflict beyond the limits of TikTok videos, hashtags, and political propaganda

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July 16, 2025 15:50

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Hezbollah

Beirut bans all financial dealings with Hezbollah bank

The move follows a meeting last week of 30 governments, including the United States, to counter Hezbollah's illicit activities

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July 16, 2025 16:04

A branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan bank targeted in Israeli strikes last year (Image: Getty)

EU shelves anti-Israel measures after Brussels sees ‘positive signs’ in Gaza aid situation

‘The European Union will keep a close watch on how Israel implements this common understanding and the pledges,’ the EU's top diplomat said

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July 16, 2025 16:01

Antisemitism

Sesame Street’s Elmo condemns hacker who spouted Jew-hatred from his X account

Three days after Sesame Street’s Elmo’s X account was hacked into by an antisemitic hacker, the puppet has addressed the ‘abhoernt’ tweets

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July 16, 2025 15:59

Sesame Street's Elmo has addressed a recent hack on his X account (Image: Getty)

Netflix

Meet the Schwoopers, the Jewish family at the heart of Netflix’s next big animated comedy

From the Jewish creator of ‘BoJack Horseman’, new series ‘Long Story Short’ will have all-star cast of Jewish voice actors including Abbi Jacobson and Paul Reiser

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July 16, 2025 16:33

Meet the Schwoopers: (L to R) Lisa Edelstein as Naomi Schwartz, Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper, Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper, Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper and Paul Reiser as Elliot Cooper in the upcoming Netflix series 'Long Story Short'. (Photo: COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025)

Shas

Israel’s Shas party leaves government over ‘persecution of yeshiva students’

The religious party objects to the Israeli government’s plans to draft haredim

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July 16, 2025 16:53

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri with Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty)

Israeli Druze

Israel promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

Israeli forces struck Syrian government forces in southern Syria and Damascus

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July 17, 2025 08:26

Israeli troops stand guard as members of Syria's Druze community cross walk towards the fence to cross into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near Majdal Shams (Getty)

ICC

Hague court rejects Israeli request to vacate warrants, suspend investigation of Netanyahu, Gallant

It said Israel must investigate its prime minister and former defense minister before the International Criminal Court will consider Jerusalem’s request to call off its prosecution of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

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July 17, 2025 08:59