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JC Israel Briefing Day 576: Israel set to approve new Gaza offensive

Plus, former hostage accuses government of leading Israelis ‘like sheep to the slaughter’

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

Israel's cabinet is expected to approve a major new offensive in Gaza later today (Image: Flash90)

Former hostage Mia Schem has claimed she was raped by her personal trainer weeks after she returned from Gaza (Image: Flash90)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 574: Former hostage claims she was raped after return to Israel

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

Cllr Makawi (right) alongside Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer (Image: YouTube/Green Party of England and Wales)

Exclusive: Green Party broadcast featured councillor who denied Hamas atrocities

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Franck Magennis said during a recent podcast appearance that the goal of his client is to 'end Israel' (Image: YouTube/@5Pillars)

Barrister representing Hamas says legal bid aims to “end Israel”

1 min read

Wildfires have caused Israeli Independence Day celebrations to be significantly curtailed and are feared to be heading towards Jerusalem (Image: Flash90)

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

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

Israel came to a standstill last night to honour its fallen soldiers and victims of terror (Image: Flash90)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 572: Israel marks Yom Hazikaron

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

UK students have announced their support for a London-based law firm which launched a bid on behalf of Hamas to have the group de-proscribed (Photo: Getty Images)

Student Palestine societies back bid to deproscribe Hamas

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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Definition of ‘hostage’ is ‘subjective’, says press regulator

Ipso said using the term to describe Palestinian detainees in Israel did not breach the Editors’ Code

By Imogen Garfinkel

2 min read

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April 29, 2025 15:28

A complaint was sent to the press regulator about an article in a Scottish newspaper that described Palestinian detainees as 'hostages'. (Getty Images)

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By Jake Wallis Simons

To demonstrate ‘impartiality’, the BBC shows the worst Jews they can find

Theroux’s settler documentary doesn’t illuminate – it rehearses the same old narrative

4 min read

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April 29, 2025 11:43

Louis Theroux's documentary on the settlers on BBC 2 (BBC)

Kneecap denies supporting Hamas or Hezbollah following outcry over gig footage

The group also apologised to families of murdered politicians over ‘kill your local MP’ comments

2 min read

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April 29, 2025 10:41

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 571: Netanyahu ally claims war will end ‘in 12 months’

Plus, Virgin Atlantic drops Tel Aviv route

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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April 29, 2025 08:27

Close Netanyahu ally Ron Dermer has claimed that the Gaza war will end 'in 12 months' (Image: Getty)

ICJ opens hearings into Israel’s aid duties in Gaza

The world’s highest court will assess whether the ban on Unrwa violates international law

2 min read

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April 28, 2025 11:05

The ICJ has opened five days of hearings into Israel's compliance with its humanitarian obligations in Gaza, including its ban on Unrwa (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 570: US-Israel rift grows over Iran talks

Plus, the latest in the Netanyahu-Bar court row

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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April 28, 2025 08:29

A rift is reportedly emerging over Iran between US President Donal Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty)

US scraps Unrwa’s legal immunity in major reversal of Biden-era policy

The decision could see the UN agency, which has been accused of employing Hamas operatives, hit with significant claims from the relatives of terror victims

2 min read

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April 25, 2025 10:50

The US has removed Unrwa's legal immunity, allowing Americans to sue the agency in federal court (Pictured: Unrwa Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini; Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 567: A breakthrough with Syria?

Plus, IDF admits error over death of UN worker in Gaza

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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April 25, 2025 08:19

Recent reports suggest normalisation between Israel and Syria is now a realistic prospect under the latter's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 566: Freed hostages to march through Auschwitz for Yom Hashoah

Plus, Trump and Netanyahu ‘on the same side of every issue’

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

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April 24, 2025 08:29

Ten freed hostages will join the March of the Living through Auschwitz today to mark Yom Hashoah (Image: Getty)

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