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Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

The objection is not that the Church of England listened to Palestinian Christians but that it chose to do so through one of the most extreme documents produced in recent years – one that portrays the Jewish state as inherently genocidal and racist

By The JC Leader

3 min read

General Synod July 14, 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

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Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

A smoker taps their cigarette ash into an ashtray (Getty Images)

Israel

Israeli scientists find parents smoking outside increase risk of nicotine addiction in children

By Dalia Zimmerman

1 min read

General Synod July 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

By Bishop Philip North

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

4 min read

The Supreme Court during a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill on July 13, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

By David Isaac

4 min read

On August 10, 2024, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (centre) received Abdul Salam and Hammam Haniyeh (on the left), the sons of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran. (Image: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey/Facebook)

By Ashley Perry

Why Jerusalem is increasingly wary of Erdoğan’s Turkey

4 min read

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Bishop warns that Synod vote will stoke antisemitism

By JC Reporter

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By Gary Cohen

Burnham compromised himself and his party by pandering to the antizionist crowd

Appeasing the haters won’t work and will only fuel the growing sectarian politics with which this country is already struggling. This is not leadership, and Britain will pay dearly for it

7 min read

July 17, 2026 17:57

Andy Burnham and Gary Lineker (Image X, Goalhanger)

By David May

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

It won’t change Jerusalem’s policy, may cost Palestinians their jobs, further isolate Ireland's small Jewish community and provoke US sanctions. Apart from that, it is a fine piece of legislation

4 min read

July 17, 2026 15:33

Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin (Image: Getty Images)

Charedi draft protests turn ugly as tax inspectors attacked in Bnei Brak

The unrest came despite the Knesset passing a bill this week freezing the arrest of draft dodgers

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

July 17, 2026 14:41

Charedi men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshivah students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order on Road 4, near Bnei Brak, on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

London pastor launches campaign against anti-Israel Christian document after Synod vote

A petition against Kairos II, which the Church of England this week voted to ‘engage’ with, claims it is harmful to the cause of peace

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

July 17, 2026 12:27

Pastor Regan King in the Judean Desert (Courtesy)

By Stephen Daisley

Settlements are neither inherently illegal – nor the real obstacle to peace

Israel has granted its Arab minority full citizenship rights, and a future, no doubt democratic State of Palestine, could surely do the same for Jews living in the West Bank, right?

4 min read

July 17, 2026 12:18

The renovated Hurva (The Ruin) synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. The Jordanian army destroyed the 17th century synagogue during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war (Image: Getty Images)

Herzog: ‘I dream of peace with Saudi’

The Israeli president also said that his ‘heart aches’ for Palestinian civilians caught up in the Gaza War

By JC Reporter

2 min read

July 17, 2026 10:53

Israeli President Isaac Herzog during an interview with Al-Arabiya on July 16, 2026 (YouTube/AlArabiyaEnglish)

‘Israeli doctors cured my 130-a-day painkiller addiction in 20 minutes’

The patient also reported a reduction in his smoking habit and a lessened desire to drink alcohol

By Arthur Popivker

2 min read

July 16, 2026 16:13

Dr Lior Lev Tov (British Friends of Rambam Medical Centre)

Knesset restores Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly over Kashrut certification

The bill was a key part of an unofficial pact between the coalition and the Charedi parties, assuring mutual support for key legislative priorities

By Arthur Popivker

1 min read

July 16, 2026 14:57

A Charedi man stands outside the Chief Rabbinate headquarters in Jerusalem on October 31, 2024 (Flash90)

Knesset approves bill heavily weakening role of attorney general

The coalition-backed law will also give the government more say in the law officer’s appointment, following a long-running attempt by ministers to sack the incumbent

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

July 16, 2026 14:26

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a committee meeting at the Knesset on June 9, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israel

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

Israeli scientists find parents smoking outside increase risk of nicotine addiction in children

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

Israeli High Court freezes key provisions of contentious media reform law

Why Jerusalem is increasingly wary of Erdoğan’s Turkey

Bishop warns that Synod vote will stoke antisemitism

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