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JC Israel Briefing Day 573: Wildfires ravage Israel on Independence Day

Plus, Syria’s assault on the Druze put it on a collision course with Jerusalem

The Gaza cease-fire is built on painful Israeli concessions – not total victory

The deal with Hamas is imperfect – hostages exchanged for killers, the jihadis diminished but not gone. The task now is not to romanticise the bargain, but to use this brittle pause to build a sturdier quiet

Israel’s victory deal could transform the region

Nearly two years after October 7, Israel and key Arab states have lined up behind a Trump-brokered Gaza plan – with Europe and Britain reduced to irrelevance and blood libels

Cancelled for klezmer, celebrated for terror

Jewish band Oi Va Voi are dropped over a watermelon and Kneecap, whose member hailed Hezbollah, are playing Glastonbury

After the strikes: The six steps to fully dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme

The Israeli and US attacks seem to have bought a great deal of time. What we do with that time will determine whether we truly prevent – or merely postpone – a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic

Extremists eat humble pie as diners flock to Israeli restaurant in Notting Hill

Bookings have surged at Erev in defiance of protestors who tried to intimidate customers and staff

Bristol venue accepts ‘mistake’ in Oi Va Voi cancellation and admits band was treated differently due to Jewish heritage

The British band welcomed the Bristol venue’s statement

Will the new India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor benefit Israel?

The corridor could redraw the economic and political map of Eurasia

Anger as Jewish pupils lose hot kosher school lunches after firm 'suddenly closes'

Fears have been raised over the welfare of needy children

Ukraine reality check for Biden’s Iranian folly

Israel-US relations are stormy with the Democrats now owning the Ukraine war just as the Republicans owned the Iraq fiasco while Israel is yet to declare against the conflict

Have yourselves a merry little broiges

Christmas is obviously a Jewish festival co-opted by a junior offshoot faction, not least because of its almost unlimited potential for arguments

How we are preserving the stories of Europe’s shuls

Michael Mail from the Foundation for Jewish Heritage explains his organisation's work documenting and preserving synagogues across the continent

Healthy haimishe habits

Paula Shoyer's new cookery book ditches margarine and processed foods and keeps the Jewish kitchen natural and simple.

Which airlines are still flying to Israel amid the coronavirus outbreak?

Airlines are scrambling to adjust to a collapse in demand for flights and the country's self-quarantine requirement

My menopause story

When Katie Taylor started feeling teary and exhausted her GP diagnosed depression. But the real cause was an early menopause.

Israel gets support from The Guardian !