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Table tennis star faces sex-case retrial

A top Jewish table tennis player has been found guilty of asking a teenage protegee to email him pictures of her naked, and faces a possible re-trial over sex abuse allegations.

Brown: ‘I will act on Muslim hate’

Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed this week to ensure that the views of the Jewish community will be taken into account in the current review of UK entry and exclusion arrangements.

Fayyad talks

Deli owner raided twice in a week

A Manchester kosher shop was targeted by thieves, only days after his home was broken into.

Traders attack CCTV ‘snub’

Shop owners targeted in a series of robberies have reacted angrily after a senior police officer rejected their calls for CCTV cameras to protect businesses.

£3m for car-crash property boss

A 74-year-old businesswoman who was left brain damaged after being struck by a car while walking her dog near Hampstead Heath won a record damages payout this week.

Carol service discord stuns vicar

A vicar whose church hosted an alternative carol concert for an anti-Israel group has admitted that he would have to “think hard” if asked to host a similar event in the future.

Kosher Co-op plan in doubt

Mystery surrounds the proposed opening of the first kosher Co-op store in the UK.

Three are honoured by New Israel Fund

Three Israelis who strive to make their country live up to its founding ideals were honoured for their achievements on Tuesday.

JNF praised for openness

Speak at the grave: with reservations

The United Synagogue this week finally cleared the way for lay people to give eulogies at funerals.

Youths taunt pub staff in sale row

Staff at a pub which is due to be turned into a synagogue say they have been harassed by Jewish youths shouting “burn in hell” and “it’s our pub now”.

Aid group for schools

New probe into death of bagel-stab violinist

A new inquest is to be held into the death of a musician stabbed on his way to buy bagels after his killer was given an indefinite jail sentence.

Israel plans to extend Gaza Strip ceasefire

Israel is hoping to extend the ceasefire with Hamas that is scheduled to expire later this month.

Unilever to sell West Bank plant

The multinational company, Unilever, is to sell its share in a food factory located in a West Bank settlement.