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Italy

Defacement of memorial for Jewish toddler terror victim ‘should shock the conscience of all Italians’

Two-year-old Michael Stefano Gaj Taché was murdered by Palestinian terrorists who attacked Rome’s Great Synagogue

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December 2, 2025 11:36

Vandalised Michael Stefano Gaj Taché plaque at Rome's Beth Michael Synagogue (Image: Facebook/ European Jewish Congress)

Football

Uefa held meetings with pro-Palestine campaigners ahead of vote on Israel ban despite Gaza ceasefire

Executives reportedly discussed with activists how to enforce a boycott against the Jewish state

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December 2, 2025 11:42

The Israeli national football team ahead their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Norway, in Debrecen, Hungary, on March 25, 2025 (Getty Images)

Terrorism

British pro-Palestine protesters ‘more at risk of radicalisation than I was,’ claims former jihadi

Noor Dahri, a former member of the Lashkar e Tayyaba (LT) terror group, told the JC he sees the same ‘grievances’ being encouraged in British society by Hamas

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December 2, 2025 13:06

Eurovision

Israel’s future in Eurovision to be decided in controversial vote within days

Eurovision experts claim the very future of the competition could hang in the balance

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December 2, 2025 13:59

Protestors demonstrated against Israel's participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel (Picture: Getty)

West Bank

Three IDF soldiers wounded in West Bank knife and ramming attacks

Both attackers were fatally shot while attempting further violence

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December 2, 2025 14:22

Israeli security forces near the site of a car ramming attack, near the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2025 (Flash90)

Jewish Care

The secret to living to 105? ‘Be positive!’ says Doris

The centenarian celebrated her very big birthday with friends from Jewish Care’s Southend & Westcliff Jewish Community Centre

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December 2, 2025 11:30

Doris Rose celebrating her 105th birthday (Photo: Jewish Care/FaceBook)

Budget 2025

Social care being ‘pushed to the brink’ following Autumn Budget

An increase in the National Living Wage is putting organisations under ever greater pressure, say Jewish charity heads

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November 28, 2025 15:47

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament, on November 26, 2025 in London, England. Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the long-awaited annual government budget to Parliament. Measures announced include action to cut NHS waiting lists, cut debt and borrowing, and cut the cost of living. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Barnet FC

Barnet FC players tackle antisemitism

The workshop to combat Jew-hate in football was run by Maccabi GB

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December 2, 2025 11:55

In the US, teachers are organising walkouts where students chant ‘kill the Jews’

A House committee on education has launched an investigation into school antisemitism – and the submissions are chastening

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December 2, 2025 16:53

Committee chair US Representative Tim Walberg, Republican from Michigan, speaks during a House Workforce and Education Committee (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Travel

My own butler? This is how to cruise...

From a deluxe Friday night dinner and spa treatments to lectures about Jewish heroes and a round of golf, Mark Silver on his sails of the unexpected

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December 2, 2025 18:08

The crest of a wave: service aboard Crystal Serenity

Theatre

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold review: ‘hugely satisfying stage adaptation’★★★★

There is a strong Jewish presence in this taut le Carré Cold War thriller which has more twists than a cheese stick

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December 2, 2025 18:25

Setting the trap: Rory Kennan as British spy Alec Leamas (Credit: Johan Persson)

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

The row over attempts by councillors to rename the landmark commemorating the former president of Israel risks bringing international shame upon the city

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December 2, 2025 22:46