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Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 553: Hostage returns ‘close’, claims Trump

Plus, Agam Berger’s touching account of Passover in captivity

3 min read

April 11, 2025 08:13

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the return of the remaining hostages is 'close' (Image: Getty)

HIAS+JCORE

This Pesach, let’s commit to calling for freedom for all

‘We are reminded frequently throughout the festival that it is a mitzvah to welcome the stranger’

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April 11, 2025 09:17

A group of refugees arrive in the UK in September, 2021 (Photo: Getty Images)

Passover

‘Mitzvah Tank’ parade sweeps through NYC for pre-Passover celebration

A convoy of over 100 converted RVs traversed the city on Wednesday to pass out matzah and spread Jewish joy

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April 11, 2025 09:22

Jewish students distributed traditional round-shaped matzah from a convoy of 'Mitzvah Tanks' in New York City on Wednesday as part of an early Passover celebration. (Photo: Mandi Dehan / COLlive.com)

Naftali Bennett

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Naftali Bennett talk at Princeton

The incident follows the suspension of federal funding to the university in connection with allegations of antisemitism at similar demonstrations last year

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April 10, 2025 16:22

Israel

We’re largely Zionists – but that doesn’t stop us rowing over Israel

What the British Jewish community thinks about Israel 18 months after October 7

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April 10, 2025 11:27

We’re largely Zionists – but that doesn’t stop us rowing over Israel

Anti-Israel protests

Who are the young Jews turning against Israel?

Radical new groups for Jews who do not support Zionism have formed on campuses up and down the UK

6 min read

April 10, 2025 14:53

Members of the Jewish Bloc for Palestine take part in a Free Gaza protest in central London (Photo: Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Trump taps Chabad rabbi for US antisemitism envoy

Yehuda Kaploun was heavily involved in efforts to attract Jewish voters during the 2024 election campaign and has been praised by the President for his commitment to religious freedom

1 min read

April 11, 2025 10:31

President Donald Trump has nominated Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun as the next US envoy on antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Hamas

British lawyers representing Hamas called for ‘victory to the Intifada’ and said Zionists ‘will be hunted down’

Members of the team trying to secure the group’s de-proscription in the UK seemingly celebrated the October 7 attacks and referred to senior terrorists as ‘martyrs’

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April 10, 2025 16:23

A London-based law firm has launched a bid on behalf of Hamas to have the group de-proscribed (Photo: Getty Images)

Gaza

Hamas-run Health Ministry inflated Gaza death toll using decade-old fatalities

A number of people included in the latest round of supposedly official data also appeared on a similar list in 2014

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April 11, 2025 10:51

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry has been found to have included decade-old fatalities in its latest death toll data (Image: Getty)

Iran nuclear program

Iran to seek ‘interim nuclear deal’ in talks with US

Tehran could reportedly agree to dilute its stock of enriched uranium in order to stave off President Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign

1 min read

April 11, 2025 11:35

Iran is reportedly set to offer concessions over its nuclear programme in talks with US officials this weekend (Image: Getty)

Labour Party

Is Labour scared of Muslim voters?

The government has been accused of watering down investigations into grooming gangs – but Labour MPs spent far more time discussing Israel last week

5 min read

April 11, 2025 10:05

Home Office Minister Jess Phillips (Image: Parliament TV)

Germany’s new coalition deal is disappointing for Israel and Jews

The gap between rhetoric and reality is especially stark when one compares the government programme to the election manifesto the centre right parties were elected on just two months ago

4 min read

April 10, 2025 16:19