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IDF soldier jailed after being filmed randomly firing machine gun in Gaza on New Year’s Eve

The man was handed a 20-day sentence, but the military denied he had fired towards civilian homes

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January 8, 2026 15:04

An IDF soldier firing his machine gun randomly in Gaza on December 31, 2025 (X/LTC_Shoshani)

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Spiced roasted butternut squash

Perfect as part of a vegan mezze spread

September 2, 2021 13:07

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the JC blind date

JC blind date: ‘I was surprised she was wearing trousers’

Hopeful singletons Gaby and Jonathan met for dinner at Delicatessen in north London, where the food was kosher and excellent – but what about the chemistry?

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January 8, 2026 10:19

JC blind date: ‘I was surprised she was wearing trousers’

NNLS

NNLS members approve choice of new rabbi

Rabbi Danny Nevins from New York won 93.5 per cent of congregational vote

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January 8, 2026 16:34

NNLS members approve choice of new rabbi

UK must stop giving millions to the corrupted fiefdom of Unrwa

No wonder that CAA polling found that 89 per cent of British Jews do not want taxpayers to fund the agency

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January 8, 2026 17:30

An Unrwa facility in Gaza City (Getty Images)

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Exclusive: Stop using British taxpayer cash to fund Unrwa, say nine in ten UK Jews

The Foreign Office resumed funding for the agency last year after the last government cut ties over allegations that Unrwa employees were involved in the October 7 attacks

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January 8, 2026 17:29

A boy sits outside the entrance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) building (Image: Getty)

West Midlands Police chief must go – but it won’t stop the Muslim Brotherhood in Britian

Once Craig Guildford and his team go, they’ll simply be replaced by officials equally paralysed by fear of Islamophobia and blind to Islamist manipulation

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January 8, 2026 18:08

Qatar

Qatar is the top foreign funder of American universities according to new data

Cornell University is the top recipient of Doha cash, but the school’s president denies that it has any influence on the institution

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January 8, 2026 18:37

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, November 3, 2023 (Credit: Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)

NHS

NHS doctor suggested Jews were responsible for 9/11, tribunal hears

Consultant anaesthetist Dr Najmiah Ahmad is facing a medical hearing over her social media activity

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January 8, 2026 18:43

Books

Auslander review: a tale that supports the theory we don’t belong anywhere

The former journalist Michael Moritz’s family memoir of escape and exile is a triumph

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January 8, 2026 20:34

The long lines of blood and family: Moritz's book and his family tree

Syria

Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after clashes with Kurdish forces see thousands flee

Attempts by security forces to incorporate disparate militias into the state turned bloody, with Israel raising the alarm about ‘grave and dangerous’ attacks on ethnic minorities

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January 9, 2026 10:25

Residents carry their belongings as they flee Aleppo's Ashrafieh Kurdish neighbourhood on January 7, 2026 (Getty Images)

Football

Southampton FC sign Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz on loan from Bayern Munich

The former Maccabi player will join just a handful of Jewish people playing top-level football in England

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January 9, 2026 11:43

Daniel Peretz has signed with Southampton FC from Bayern Munich (Photo: YouTube/Southampton FC)

Israel

Eleven Arab-Israelis killed in spate of Negev gang-related violence

Last year saw a record number of violent deaths within the Arab community, with police claiming enforcement has been hampered by criminal intimidation and a lack of local cooperation

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January 9, 2026 11:25

Israeli security forces at the scene of a triple murder in Shfaram, northern Israel, January 7, 2026 (Flash90)

‘Eleanor’ wore its Jewishness lightly – a rarity in these times

The flawed script – it veers into improbability at a bat mitzvah – hardly matters: the acting is superb and Scarlett Johansson’s direction makes it linger

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January 9, 2026 11:45