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Dame Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman brands actor ‘cowardly’ after he quits play over her Israel views

The Bafta-nominated star insisted she would not be ‘bullied’ by ‘virtue-signalling’ colleagues

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September 2, 2026 17:24

Dame Maureen Lipman (Image: Getty Images)

Technology

‘Project Nexus’ plan to make Israel quantum computing global power launched

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that the so-called ‘Q Day,’ when the tech renders encryptions protecting global financial systems ‘useless’ by the tech, could occur in the near future

2 min read

September 2, 2026 16:43

Visitors look at a 64-qubit superconducting quantum computer on display at the Fujitsu booth during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu claims October 7 ‘would not have taken place’ if army chiefs had woken him up

The prime minister alleged that defence officials decided against rousing him, but suggested that this was a ‘failure’ rather than a ‘betrayal’

2 min read

September 2, 2026 16:22

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (Getty Images)

BBC

BBC admits Katty Kay broke impartiality rules with ‘genocide’ comments on Lineker-owned podcast

The corporation’s US Special Correspondent referred to the ‘genocide’ in Gaza as an established fact while hosting The Rest Is Politics: US

2 min read

September 2, 2026 15:48

Katty Kay (C) in the Royal Box at Wimbledon 2025 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel Katz

Iran may strike Israel over High Holy Days, says Katz

The defence minister added that ‘our planes are ready to take off’ to respond with ‘great force’ should such a strike occur

1 min read

September 2, 2026 15:33

Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz (Getty Images)

UK Jewry

Birmingham can still have a bright Jewish future, believes the community’s chronicler

Olga Swan has drawn on her own family’s long association with the historic Singers Hill Synagogue to pen a history of Jews in the city

4 min read

September 2, 2026 14:58

Olga Swan presenting a copy of her new book to Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Israel

Israeli prison guards indicted after Palestinian detainee ‘beaten to death’

Thaer Abu Asab died after the alleged assault ruptured a heart muscle, leading to fatal heart failure

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September 2, 2026 14:40

The Ketziot Detention Camp on September 13, 2022 (Flash9)

Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski ‘likely’ to stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Starmer

The Green leader will still need to progress through a local party selection process

2 min read

September 2, 2026 14:12

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026, in London (Getty Images)

Community

Helping Hands celebrates 25 years as backbone of Sussex Jewish community

The charity has helped locals with needs big and small since 2001

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September 2, 2026 13:54

Left to right: Amanda and Gary Epstein, Jacqui and Simon Rickman (photo: Paul Grant)

Board of Deputies

Board of Deputies considers proposal to pay president for first time in its 266-year history

The JC speaks to voices on both sides of the debate who set out the arguments for and against the proposal to make the position at the helm of the community organisation salaried in a break with tradition

4 min read

September 2, 2026 13:44

Current Board president, Phil Rosenberg (centre), alongside Board deputies celebrating Jewish Culture Month (Credit: BoD)

Jewish celebrities

Jewish celebrities sign open letter defending Avengers star Mark Ruffalo from antisemitism claims

Actor Hannah Einbinder and writer Naomi Klein were among the 170 signatories who labelled the accusations against Ruffalo ‘false and dangerous’

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September 2, 2026 13:37

Mark Ruffalo attends SiriusXM's 'Front Row Series' with the cast of 'Crime 101' at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on February 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

chicken recipe

Spice-crusted whole chicken and yellow rice

Huge savoury flavours in this Sephardi-inspired roast contrast perfectly with the Rosh Hashanah sweetness

September 2, 2026 13:06

Cook time: 1 hr

Spice-crusted chicken with yellow rice from A Year of Jewish Cooking (Photo: Alan Benson)

Israel Gaza

Cambridge Literary Festival cancels event with author who supported October 7 attack

Randa Abdel-Fattah wished that Zionists ‘never know a second’s peace’ in their ‘sadistic miserable lives’

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September 2, 2026 12:37

Randa Abdel-Fattah (Credit: Macquarie University)

Schools

Phone ban in Tel Aviv schools sees pupils’ screen time drop dramatically

Nearly 80 per cent of children said they used their phones during break-times either rarely or never

1 min read

September 2, 2026 12:26

Pupils at participating schools place their phones in storage lockers at the start of the school day (Photo: Getty)

Hamas

Israel ‘captures Hamas security chief’ Mu’in al-Arabid in Gaza

Mu’in al-Arabid is said to be responsible for hiding and transporting hostages kidnapped on October 7

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September 2, 2026 12:05

Israel's defence minister Israel Katz (pictured) described Mu’in al-Arabid as a senior Hamas figure responsible for the terror group’s internal security and intelligence (Photo: Getty)

The shameful attempt to ostracise Dame Maureen Lipman and other Jewish artists who refuse to disavow Israel

The iconic actress would, of course, never prostrate herself before the self-declared community of the good and for that, she suffers antisemitic abuse, requires protection for her safety and now faces calls for her exclusion. This is where we now are

2 min read

September 2, 2026 11:45

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