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Budget airline Wizz Air resumes UK flights to Israel

The announcement came as Ben-Gurion Airport saw its busiest day since October 7, 2023

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August 8, 2025 14:57

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has confirmed it will resume flights to Israel in the coming weeks (Image: Getty)

US terror victims sue Unrwa over alleged Hamas links

The claim follows a Supreme Court ruling which allowed US citizens to bring civil claims against international orgnisations accused of supporting terrorism

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August 8, 2025 15:20

Unrwa has been sued in US federal court over allegations of links with Hamas (Image: Getty)

Germany

Germany halts some arms exports to Israel over Gaza City occupation plan

Jerusalem’s decision to step up military operations makes it difficult for Germany to pursue its foreign policy priorities, Chancellor Merz said

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August 8, 2025 16:01

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Israel's latest offensive in Gaza as 'no longer justified' (Image: Getty)

October 7

National protest to demand release of hostages in central London this Sunday

Thousands of people are likely to attend the demonstration, which has the backing of Masorti, Progressive, Orthodox, and S&P Sephardi Communities

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August 5, 2025 10:26

Protesters holding placards take part in a demonstration against antisemitism in central London, November 26, 2023 (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Digging his own grave: The world watches, the hostages wait

Haya is from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, one of several groups participating in the March for the Hostages this Sunday in central London

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August 7, 2025 12:15

Digging his own grave: The world watches, the hostages wait

S&P Sephardi Community

Sephardi Judaism isn’t just for Sephardim

A student of Rabbi Dweck considers his legacy in the UK ahead of the S&P spiritual leaders’s aliyah at the end of the year

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August 1, 2025 08:48

Inspiring a new generation: Rabbi Dweck with a class of students

Steve Witkoff

Witkoff meets Qatar PM in intensified push for diplomatic solution as Israel weighs Gaza City takeover

Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested the takeover plan in recent days, with Netanyahu’s own national security advisor also reportedly opposed

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August 10, 2025 10:16

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Edinburgh Fringe

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Beth Paterson deals with Jewish identity and the generational impact of trauma in her one-woman show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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August 8, 2025 16:28

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Israel

Gantz and Rubio criticise UK, Western moves they say hurt hostage talks

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have accused the UK, France and other allies of undermining the prospects for a ceasefire

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August 10, 2025 10:31

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz (Image: Getty)

Palestine Action

Met Police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action rally of 500-600 attendees

The police said it was the most arrests made related to a single operation in at least the past 10 years and denied organisers’ claim that they only arrested a fraction of those who broke the law

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August 10, 2025 10:37