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Herzog blasts Mamdani’s ‘outrageous’ rhetoric on Israel

Recent developments in New York City had ‘raised a red flag’, the Israeli president said

1 min read

December 9, 2025 11:00

Israeli President Isaac Herzog took aim at Zohran Mamdani during a visit to New York (Picture: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli innovation is the best answer to the boycotters

When the world’s most influential companies embed themselves so deeply in a country’s scientific and technological infrastructure, they inevitably become advocates for its continuity and security

3 min read

December 9, 2025 10:41

As I walked past the Kibbutz Be’eri blast holes, I wished Dawn French had been alongside me

I wish all the sneering, B-list deniers had seen the bomb damage first hand

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December 9, 2025 11:27

A home in Kibbutz Beeri damaged during the October 7, 2023 attack (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

France

French nanny in court for pouring toilet cleaner into Jewish family’s drinks

The Algerian woman is accused of adding cleaning fluid to wine, juice and a pasta dish

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December 9, 2025 11:09

The nanny was hired to care for the family’s three children, aged three, five, and seven (Photo: Getty)

Dance

The Nutcracker, Royal Opera House review: This sparkling show is the ideal Chanukah treat ★★★★★

The Royal Ballet’s version, staged by Sir Peter Wright, is still the charming production that premiered back in 1984

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December 9, 2025 11:36

The Nutcracker, Royal Opera House review: This sparkling show is the ideal Chanukah treat ★★★★★

Jewish Blind & Disabled

‘Surge in applications since Manchester terror attack’ says Jewish housing charity

Jewish Blind & Disabled said that more and more people were worried about antisemitism

3 min read

December 9, 2025 12:27

The Chief Rabbi affixing a mezuzah to JBD's Ephraim Court (Photo: Grainge Photography)

Chanukah

Hot honey and za’atar spiced nuts

Perfect for Chanukah parties – if you can resist eating them all as soon as you make them

December 24, 2024 11:51

Cook time: 15 minutes

Politics

Rachel Reeves: ‘I am an unapologetic Zionist’

Read in full the landmark speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) annual lunch on Monday

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December 9, 2025 12:47

Rachel Reeves speaking at Labour Friends of Israel annual lunch in London on Monday

Priti Patel

Tories accuse government of refusing to recognise volume of aid entering Gaza

Shadow foreign secretary says government is failing to recognise that Israel and US are meeting aid requirements of Trump’s Peace Plan

2 min read

December 9, 2025 12:47

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel (Image: Elliott Franks Photography)

Rabbi I have a problem

Ask a rabbi: Can my son sing in his school’s Christmas concert?

An Orthodox and a Progressive rabbi tackle contemporary Jewish issues

3 min read

December 8, 2025 15:43

Festive voices: children taking part in a Christmas concert (photo: Getty)

Maccabi Tel Aviv

West Midlands Police accused of using AI in report justifying Maccabi ban

Senior officers at the force have already admitted their intelligence report contained a reference to a fixture that never happened

2 min read

December 8, 2025 11:24

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford (Image: Parliament TV)

Scotland

Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist

Their complaints follow a flag-raising ceremony hosted by Glasgow City Council at its chambers

2 min read

December 8, 2025 11:33

Glasgow City chambers (Photo: Visit Scotland)

British Jewish Culture Month

Community groups invited to sign up for inaugural British Jewish Culture Month

The cultural event will celebrate Jewish life in the UK

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December 9, 2025 13:01

Performers in a production of pantomime 'Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig' prepare to go on stage at the JW3 Jewish community centre in 2023 (Photo: Getty)

What drives the Eurovision boycott over the Jewish state is something old and dark

Apparently, the innocent Dutch viewers must be shielded from contamination by the wicked Israeli soul

3 min read

December 9, 2025 14:29

Yuval Raphael during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony on May 17, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Image: Getty)

Film

Scarlett Johansson: ‘My film is about forgiving the worst of lies’

Hollywood’s outspoken Jewish superstar on her directorial debut Eleanor the Great and finding empathy for its titular Jewish character, who lies about surviving the Holocaust

6 min read

December 9, 2025 14:39

Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut Eleanor the Great centres an elderly Jewish woman who falsely claims to be a Holocaust survivor. (Photo: PA)

The chancellor’s speech showed that Labour’s tradition of support for Israel is alive and well

Luke Akehurst MP: Labour will defeat the poison of anti-Zionist antisemitism

2 min read

December 9, 2025 14:39

LFI (Labour Friends of Israel) Annual Lunch at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, Great Britain 8th December 2025 Michael Rubin LFI director Mark Sewards MP LFI Parliamentary Chair Lord Iain McNicol of West Kilbride Tribute to Sir David Garrard Stuart Roden Introduction to Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP Chancellor Speech Adrian Cohen Vote of Thanks Photograph by Elliott Franks

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