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Forest therapy course launched to support Israeli children suffering with anxiety

Educators and therapists will learn to use experiences in nature to help improve support pupils’ emotional wellbeing and resilience

By Melanie Swan

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Israel schools have reported growing emotional challenges among students, declining attention spans and increasing burnout among educators. Photo posed by model. (Photo: Getty)

(Illustrative) Smoke rises over buildings after an Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City on July 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

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IDF eliminates PIJ commander who took hostages on October 7

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Israel’s biggest hospital partners with OpenAI as it aims to become fully AI-powered

By Melanie Swan

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Therapeutic: Matt Damon and Zendaya in The Odyssey

By Ido Hevroni

How The Odyssey is helping IDF soldiers process the trauma of war

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'One of the best conversations' (X/Prime Minister of Israel)

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Netanyahu plays down Trump rift claims, describing Israel-US alliance as ‘wall of granite’

By JC Reporter

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Protesters wave Palestinian flags and chant slogans outside the Palace of Westminster (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Western politics may be fixated on Palestine, but it will scarcely feature in Israel’s general election

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Israel’s hospitals saved lives on October 7 thanks to years of crisis planning, says report’s author

By John Jeffay

3 min read

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Trump brushes off Israeli concerns over F-35 sales to Turkey

‘Nobody tells me what we should be saying,' said the US President when asked about criticism of the prospective deal from Jerusalem

By Gabrielle Apfel

2 min read

July 28, 2026 15:13

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoġan (R) shakes hands with US President Trump (L) at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara on July 7, 2026 (Getty Images)

This charming man... or bigmouth strikes again: what should Britain’s Jews expect from our Smiths fan PM Andy Burnham?

Opening chapter of his premiership has been sure-footed bar a couple of mishaps – but an early general election could change everything

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

July 28, 2026 14:19

Andy Burnham at No10 North at Heron House in Manchester last Friday (Christopher Furlong/Getty)

Bennett: Israel will label Qatar an ‘enemy state’ if I win elections

The former prime minister also stated his intention to ‘do everything possible to force the fall of the Iranian regime’

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

July 28, 2026 13:34

Naftali Bennett attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya on July 1, 2026 (Flash90)

New German ambassador to Israel starts term with Yad Vashem visit

Alexander Lambsdorff said the two nations share a ‘wonderful and incredible relationship,’ but recognised it was ‘built on a very painful history’

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July 28, 2026 11:45

Ambassador-designate of Germany to Israel Alexander Lambsdorff (L) shakes hands with Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan (R) during a visit to the Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem on July 27, 2026 (Germany Embassy in Tel Aviv)

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

The Democrats have also launched their campaign, while Religious Zionism has confirmed the results of its candidate primaries

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

July 28, 2026 11:35

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a vote in the plenum hall of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

Pro-Palestine activist who climbed Big Ben barefoot in 17-hour protest is spared jail

Daniel Day gets a suspended prison sentence after costing the taxpayer at least £92,000

By JC Reporter

3 min read

July 27, 2026 19:41

Daniel Day leaves Southwark Crown Court, south London, after being handed a suspended prison sentence. Monday July 27, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA Wire)

‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases new pro-Israel single

‘We Will Dance Again’ calls out fellow musicians for accusing the Jewish state of ‘genocide’ and ‘mouthing like sheep’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

July 27, 2026 16:47

Boy George performs onstage during the Angel Ball 2019 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, October 28, 2019 (Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation)

Syrian security pact could pave way for peace deal with Israel, says al-Sharaa

However, the former jihadist insisted his country would not relinquish its claim to the Golan Heights

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

July 27, 2026 15:59

President al-Sharaa of Syria during a meeting with US President Trump at the Beştepe Presidential Compound during the Nato Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

Stars of David and swastikas scrawled on gallery as Israelis harassed in Mexico

The group chanted ‘Yankees out of Latin America, Zionists out of Palestine’ and accused the Israeli of ‘killing babies’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

July 27, 2026 15:42

Footage shared on social media appearing to show Mexicans harassing Israelis, daubing Stars of David on the outside what is apparently a gallery (Credit: X)

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Israel

Forest therapy course launched to support Israeli children suffering with anxiety

IDF eliminates PIJ commander who took hostages on October 7

Israel’s biggest hospital partners with OpenAI as it aims to become fully AI-powered

How The Odyssey is helping IDF soldiers process the trauma of war

Netanyahu plays down Trump rift claims, describing Israel-US alliance as ‘wall of granite’

Western politics may be fixated on Palestine, but it will scarcely feature in Israel’s general election

Israel’s hospitals saved lives on October 7 thanks to years of crisis planning, says report’s author

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