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US sets out four conditions for Iran peace as aircraft carrier en route to Gulf

Washington’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, called on the Islamic Republic to commit to stringent limitations on its nuclear and ballistic programmes

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January 16, 2026 11:20

Steve Witkoff onstage at the Israeli-American Council's conference in Hollywood, Florida, on January 15, 2025. (YouTube/ErinMolan)

Anti-Zionism

‘Anti-Zionists want to target Jews without looking racist – the USSR gave them the perfect playbook’

Anti-Zionism is not a reaction to Israel but a political movement in its own right, argues sociologist Shaul Kelner

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January 14, 2026 11:49

Anti-Israel demonstrators protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Schools

Education Secretary hints at further action after Jewish pro-Israel MP’s school visit blocked

Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘shocking’ episode and that her department has been in 'direct contact' with Ofsted

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January 16, 2026 11:32

Jewish Labour MP Damien Egan, pictured in 2024 (Photo: Getty)

Obituary

Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and educator, dies at 98

Olmer survived multiple forced labour camps before rebuilding his life in the UK as a dentist and advocate for Holocaust education

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January 16, 2026 11:43

Harry Olmer. (Photo: Holocaust Educational Trust)

National Education Union

UK’s largest teaching union opens investigation into ‘institutional antisemitism’ and ‘contentious issues’

The probe will be led by an independent KC and assess claims the NEU has become a ‘hostile environment’ for Jews

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January 15, 2026 13:04

NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede speaks on stage at the Your Party south London event at Brixton Jamm on September 12, 2025 (Getty Images)

Peace Process

‘You can’t just wait for stability’: the Israeli working with Iranians and Qataris to build a start-up region

Israeli peace builder tells the JC about his initiative to help build the future of the Middle East and North Africa

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January 7, 2026 16:53

Bar-On and other Mena members at the Middle East Forum, September, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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