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Are the walls closing in for Sinwar and Hamas?

While Israel rotates its units in and out of Gaza, Hamas is constantly on the frontline

4 min read

July 17, 2024 09:47

Hamas

How many Hamas military leaders have now been eliminated?

Around 14,000 fighters and 176 commanders have been killed or arrested, according to the Israeli military

1 min read

July 17, 2024 09:28

Israeli soldiers during operational activity in the Gaza Strip, July 2024. (Photo: IDF)

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman says her grandfather changed his name to sound less Jewish

The actor said the name change was ‘initially a survival mechanism’

1 min read

July 17, 2024 09:26

US-Israeli actress Natalie Portman arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Michael TRAN / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer has made a good start – but there are problems to come

All we really know after the election is that the electorate is more volatile than ever before

3 min read

July 17, 2024 08:43

Keir Starmer's first Cabinet meeting (Photo by Chris Eades-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

My family story is strange but it does seem to resonate with Jews

Very few Jews grow up in what might be called a homogenously Jewish household

3 min read

July 17, 2024 08:39

I’m one of those Jews Felicity Kendal thinks is wrong

The thought of being visibly Jewish in public today does worry me – and I am not alone

3 min read

July 17, 2024 08:34

Felicity Kendal (SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News)

Keir Starmer of all people knows how to tackle extremism

As a former Director of Public Prosecutions, he is well placed to lead the crackdown on incitement and radicalisation which is needed to dispel the dark cloud over British politics

3 min read

July 17, 2024 08:32

Keir Starmer as DPP in 2009 (Photo by DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Jack Black

Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour over bandmate’s Trump assassination joke

Black said he was “blindsided” by the joke, and will be putting all creative plans on hold

1 min read

July 16, 2024 22:00

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 30: Actors/recording artists Kyle Gass (L) and Jack Black of Tenacious D perform at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on December 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Hostages

Terrifying new images of female hostages in first days of Gaza captivity released

Naama Levy, 20, looks beaten and bruised in new image

1 min read

July 16, 2024 21:54

A newly released photograph of Naama Levy in captivity soon after she was taken hostage shows a swollen bruise on her eye

Bernice Rubens

First Jewish Booker Prize winner Bernice Rubens honoured with Purple Plaque

The Welsh author was the first woman and only Welsh person to win the literary award

2 min read

July 16, 2024 18:08

Author Bernice Rubens Purple Plaque is unveiled on the outside of her former home in Cardiff at a ceremony attended by her family, literary scholars and politicians (Photo: courtesy)

Joe Biden

Without Israel, every Jew in the world would be at risk, says President Biden

The US President has reiterated his belief in Israel’s right to exist, saying “you don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist”

1 min read

July 16, 2024 17:38

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after signing legislation giving $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan during a ceremony in the State Dining Room at the White House on April 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The legislation was months in the making and put Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a vulnerable position with hardline conservatives in his own party who oppose funding for Ukraineâ€™s defense against Russian invasion. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Television

Meet ancient Rome’s real life Jewish princess: Berenice, star of new TV series Those About to Die

She was the real-life Jewish queen who fell for the Roman who destroyed Jerusalem – and now Berenice is the central figure in a blockbuster new TV series.

6 min read

July 16, 2024 16:27