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Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

She survived the horrors of the death camps to launch a successful export business in Sussex

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January 5, 2026 09:54

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

Starmer expresses ‘regret’ at welcoming British-Egyptian activist who called for killing of Zionists

The prime minister said Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s comments were ‘abhorrent’ and that his return to Britain was a ‘failing within the system’

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January 5, 2026 11:04

Sir Keir Starmer (right) interviewed by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg (Image: BBC).

Iran

Tehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killings

Ayatollah Khamenei has pledged to put demonstrators ‘in their place’, but pressure is mounting on his regime as an economic crisis and fresh conflict with the US loom large

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January 5, 2026 11:24

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his vote for the presidential runoff election on July 5, 2024 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

JC Hero

‘G2G made me actually tell my mum’s story, which I’d always promised myself I would do’

Sandra Miller’s late mother, Sabina Miller, had an extraordinary story of surviving the Holocaust

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January 5, 2026 11:45

(l-r) Sandra Miller and her mother, Sabina

My family suffered under cruel regime which opposed independent Somaliland – now I welcome Israel’s recognition

Move cements relationship between two states which share history and a future of hope and opportunity

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January 5, 2026 11:58

Flag of Somaliland flies in the capital Hargeisa (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

Death

Royals lead tributes as ‘beacon of hope and resilience’ Eva Schloss dies aged 96

Schloss, who survived Auschwitz was Anne Frank’s stepsister, devoted decades of her life to Holocaust education

2 min read

January 5, 2026 12:27

Eva Schloss, right, pictured with Queen Camilla at a candle lighting ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of the publication of Anne Frank's diary in 2022 (Photo: Getty Images)

Guess who allegedly taught that Zionism is a mental illness? A leader in America’s top psychology body

Washington’s investigations into anti-Jewish discrimination have turned to the psychotherapy sector

3 min read

January 5, 2026 12:39

Students protest in support of Palestine and for free speech outside of the Columbia University campus (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Entertainment

‘Nervous’ Timothée Chalamet thanks Kylie Jenner as he wins best actor prize at Critics’ Choice Awards

The Marty Supreme star stumbled over the words of his acceptance speech

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January 5, 2026 13:01

Timothée Chalamet scoops the best actor award for 'Marty Supreme' at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards (Photo: Getty)

Iran

British Jews stand in solidarity with Iranian dissidents against Islamic Republic at London rally

Dozens of Jewish people turn out to support Iranians ‘like they have supported us’

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January 5, 2026 13:31

Iranian dissident protesters alongside Jewish supporters in Kensington, west London

Israeli Politics

Shas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed first

Netanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh elections

1 min read

January 5, 2026 13:44

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 24, 2025 (Flash90)

Obituary

‘A towering figure in the fight against fascism’ – Searchlight’s Gerry Gable dies aged 88

Gable was a central figure in the UK's anti-fascist movement from the 1960s onwards, working on investigating, documenting and reporting on far-right groups

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January 5, 2026 13:22

Gerry Gable, the founder of Searchlight (Image: X/ Searchlight)

Syria

Israel-Syria security talks resume in Paris

US envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations amid a stalemate over Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ to the east of the Golan Heights

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January 5, 2026 14:24

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) watches as US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack (R) prepares to sign a US and Jordanian-backed peace agreement in Damascus on September 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Grimsby

Grimsby’s Jewish gems to be uncovered in new project

The Jewish Foundation for Jewish Heritage has been asked to support this National Lottery Heritage Fund initiative

2 min read

January 5, 2026 14:55

The Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue, known as Grimsby Hebrew Congregation (Photo: Les Waby/Historic England Archive)

Could Khameini be the next Maduro?

With the Venezuelan dictator seized and deposed, and the US escalating its rhetoric against Iran, the Islamic regime’s supreme leader finds himself in the hot seat

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January 5, 2026 10:55