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Former Israeli chief rabbi suggests IDF deaths are linked to ‘neglecting’ Torah study

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas party, made the comments following the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox unit

By Jacob Jaffa

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Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seemingly suggested that the deaths of five Charedi soldiers were related to a 'neglect' of Torah study (Image: Flash90)

Abraham Azulay was killed in Khan Younis on Wednesday after Hamas terrorists tried to abduct him – and then steal his body (Image: Instagram/ @IDF)

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Hamas attempts to steal body of IDF soldier killed in ‘abduction attempt’

By JC Reporter

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Israel's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during an air show at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots (Getty Images)

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The F-35’s key role in the war against Iran

By Yaakov Lappin

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Charedi journalist Israel Frey is under investigation after celebrating the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox IDF unit, the National Security Ministry has confirmed (Image: Flash90)

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Charedi journalist investigated after celebrating the deaths of Orthodox IDF soldiers

By Canaan Lidor

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Artwork by Michael Sandle in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition: 'Apropos Terror: Pilot doesn’t hear the screams of the women and children he is massacring with impunity'

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Royal Academy artwork suggests Israeli pilots are morally inferior to Hamas

By Daniel Ben-David

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Daniel Edri was just 24 when he took his own life (Image: ILTV News)

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IDF reservist, 24, takes his own life after stints in Gaza and Lebanon

By JC Reporter

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Maor Eizenkot, 19, will be able to have children after falling in battle thanks to a landmark court ruling on posthumous surrogacy for IDF soldiers (Image: Courtesy)

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Israeli court grants woman right to donate her son’s sperm for surrogacy

By JC Reporter

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IDF ‘shadow command’ was placed on standby in case Iran knocked out Israeli leadership

The secretive ‘Shadow General Staff’ was moved to a secret location ahead of the June 13 opening strike on Iran's nuclear program.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

July 7, 2025 13:51

The IDF established a 'Shadow Command' in case Israeli leaders were killed by Iranian strikes during the recent war (Image: Getty)

British Jewry raises £1.7 million to support wounded IDF veterans

Beit Halochem or ‘House of Warriors’ is Israel’s only government-recognised charity serving wounded veterans

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

July 2, 2025 16:40

Eden Ram speaks at Beit Halochem annual dinner 2025 (Credit: Chiko Photography)

By The JC Leader

The anti-Israel BBC requires root-and-branch reform

This latest scandal is not a blunder. It is the result of a culture that treats the Jewish state as uniquely suspect

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July 2, 2025 13:21

Thousands protest the BBC's refusal to label Hamas as terrorists, outside Broadcasting House in October 2023 (Image: Getty Images)

UK community heartbroken at death of IDF soldier, 20

Natan Rosenfeld’s family had moved to Israel from Hendon 12 years ago

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

July 1, 2025 13:40

UK community heartbroken at death of IDF soldier, 20

Israeli Air Force investigating anti-Netanyahu message sent to recruits from official number

The text included a link to a video accusing the government of being a ‘coalition of division, evasion [of military service] and the devastation of October 7’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

June 30, 2025 13:29

The IAF has confirmed it is investigating reports that recruits were sent an anti-government message from an official number (Image: Getty)

Extremist settlers torch West Bank security site and riot against ‘traitor’ IDF officer

The military has condemned the attack on the installation, saying it poses a ‘danger’ to the safety of civilians

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

June 30, 2025 11:01

A West Bank security installation that was damaged in an overnight arson attack by settlers. (Israel Defence Forces)

By The JC Leader

Glastonbury and the BBC must answer for platforming anti-Israel hate

After festivalgoers chanted ‘Death to the IDF,” Health Secretary Wes Streeting resorted to ‘whataboutism’, sending exactly the wrong message at the wrong time

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June 29, 2025 12:35