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Why October 7 has made us feel more Jewish than we did before

After the attack, David Mansoor, 25, dropped his Christian father’s surname and assumed his Mizrahi mother’s, while Felix Klein, 17, left his mainstream secondary, where antisemitism had become widespread, and is now happily enrolled at a Jewish school

5 min read

October 1, 2024 17:14

Why October 7 has made us feel more Jewish than we did before

Lebanon

IDF claims to have discovered map showing ‘Hezbollah’s October 7 plan’

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari told press that the document was discovered ‘inside one of the compounds that our fighters raided’

1 min read

October 1, 2024 17:07

The Hezbollah map that the IDF claims to have discovered

Dance

‘We are now dancing to very different tunes’

Israel’s dance companies are still performing for audiences, but they’ve adapted their repetoire to soothe a traumatised nation

6 min read

October 1, 2024 16:51

Out of step: the Orly Portal dance company performing Al-Atlal Photo: Asya Skorik

October 7 testimony

‘We are collecting stories of the Hamas attacks’

The Israeli organisation Edut 710 is the biggest database of survivors’ recollections of the October 7 atrocities

3 min read

October 1, 2024 16:32

Bearing witness: British citizen and Kibbutz Nirim resident Hanna Perri survived Hamas captivity. Both her sons were murdered by Hamas: Nadav, in captivity in Gaza, and Roi in Israel on October 7. They were also both British citizens Photo: Gil Levin

Community

‘Police disparities’ called out during pro-Palestinian protests

Tensions rise in Swiss Cottage after 400 counter protesters turned up to the weekly pro-Palestinian demonstration

2 min read

October 1, 2024 16:29

Tensions rise as pro-Israel activists challenge 'police disparities' at pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrations. Image of a pro-Palestinian rally in central London (Credit: Getty)

Iran

Iran preparing to launch ballistic missile attack against Israel, White House says

The US said it was ready to take all measures to assist Israel in intercepting any threats from Iran

1 min read

October 1, 2024 16:06

Iran

The head of Iran’s unit to thwart covert Israeli activities was himself a Mossad agent

The unit was only found out some three years after top secret nuclear documents had been stolen

1 min read

October 1, 2024 15:59

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the opening of the Durban Review Conference (UN's Conference against Racism) at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

Food

The New York chef whose Hungarian-Jewish cookbook reinvents his grandmothers’ melting pot meals

Restaurateur Jeremy Salamon’s new book shares the kitchen magic of his beloved grandmothers

3 min read

October 1, 2024 15:32

Breaking bread: Salamon (right) with Grandma Arlene (centre) and mother Robyn Photo: Ed Anderson

Art

A nation’s art in a time of war: How Israel’s artists responded to October 7

This past year has seen an outpouring of creativity from Israeli artists who have used their talents as an outlet for trauma and to battle Jew-hate

1 min read

October 1, 2024 15:27

Massacre of the Innocents by Zoya Cherkassky Photo: Fort Ganesvoort, New York, Collection of the Jewish Museum

Art

‘I want my art after October 7 to be like a big bang – how life can start again after this’

Artist Sofie Berzon MacKie ran a gallery at Kibbutz Be’eri before her life was turned upside down by last year’s Hamas terrorist attack. Only now has she started finding the inspiration to produce work again – and it reflects the need for humanity to reconnect after the trauma

4 min read

October 1, 2024 14:52