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Iran protests 2026

‘We won’t forget who stood by us,’ Iranian dissidents tell Jewish allies as thousands attend London rally

The rally was organised by Jewish campaign group Stop The Hate in collaboration with Iranian Committee for Freedom

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January 12, 2026 12:10

Thousands gathered outside Downing Street protesting against the IRGC (Image: Elliott Franks)

Education

Religious studies teacher who posted ‘glory to Hamas’ allowed to keep teaching

A misconduct panel concluded that Ronan Preston’s behaviour was ‘entirely out of character’

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January 12, 2026 14:46

Ronan Preston alongside some of his social media posts (GnasherJew)

Israeli Politics

Coalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal code

The crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactively

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January 12, 2026 15:16

Likud MK and coalition whip Ofir Katz leads a House committee meeting at the Knesset on December 29, 2025 (Flash90)

UK Jewry

Jewish Culture Month is chance for community ‘rebrand’, says Board president

Despite the challenges, there are a lot of reasons to be positive about UK Jewry, Phil Rosenberg believes

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January 12, 2026 15:47

Rosenberg in Brighton in 2024 (Image: BoD)

Jewish Labour Movement

Middle East minister defends government over claim it does not confront ‘genocide’ language on Israel

Hamish Falconer revealed that in his short time in office he has answered the most Urgent Questions of any minister in recent Labour governments

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January 12, 2026 16:41

Hamish Falconer (right) and Labour Friends of Israel chair Mark Sewards.

UK failed to respond to UAE concerns about campus extremism and the British public will bear the cost

The Starmer government has forfeited a powerful ally and opted for passive tolerance

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January 12, 2026 17:10

Members of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and opposition parties during a demonstration to protest against Israeli 'violations' at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on July 31, 2015 (Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in ruins after devastating arson attack

The Beth Israel Congregation was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967

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January 12, 2026 18:08

As well as the library and main administrative offices, the synagogue's lobby was also badly damaged in the blaze (Picture: Courtesy of Beth Israel Congregation)

Donald Trump

‘We don’t like antisemites’, says Trump

The US president said he is the ‘least antisemitic person probably anywhere in the world’

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January 12, 2026 18:10

U.S. President Donald Trump is introduced at the Republican Jewish Coalition's Annual Leadership Summit at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas during campaigning, October 28, 2023 (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

IRGC

UK Government rejects calls to proscribe IRGC

Business Secretary Peter Kyle insisted that ministers had extended sanctions against Tehran ‘to the full extent we can’

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January 12, 2026 14:11

A protestor at a rally in central London supporting the protests in Iran on January 11, 2026 (Elliott Franks)

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the phenomenon ‘deserves to be called out’, but that the ‘best way’ members of the Diaspora can help to combat it is to ‘live in Israel’

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January 12, 2026 14:48

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks during a reception to celebrate Chanukah at Downing Street on December 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Muslim Brotherhood

UK government ‘ignored’ UAE warning about Islamist extremism in British universities

Former presidential adviser says situation prompted UAE to block state funding for study in UK, researcher Khaled Hassan flags

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January 12, 2026 17:08

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Image: Getty Images)

Iran

IDF ‘on alert’ for US strikes on Iran as protest death toll rises

The US has now ordered its citizens to leave the Islamic Republic as President Trump reportedly weighs up military intervention

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January 13, 2026 10:58

US President Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Circumcision

Jewish groups seek brit milah guarantees after CPS says some circumcisions could be ‘child abuse’

The public prosecution service has promised to consult with communities before finalising guidance aimed at unsafe procedures

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January 13, 2026 11:13

A man blesses the wine during a circumcision ceremony in Israel (Getty Images)

Travel

South Africa with a Jewish flavour

Two centuries after the first Jew made it his home, the ‘Rainbow Nation’ is now a must-see corner of the diaspora. But for all its attractions – Big Five safaris, stunning coastlines – it’s still chained to the inequalities of its past

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January 11, 2026 12:07