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Venice Biennale jury resigns after clash with organisers over Israel

The mass walkout follows a dispute over efforts to exclude Israeli and Russian artists from top awards at the prestigious global exhibition.

By JC Reporter

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May 1, 2026 15:03

President of the Venice Biennale Foundation Pietrangelo Buttafuoco speaks onstage at the closing ceremony during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 06, 2025 (Getty Images)

Progressive Movement launches new book on Zionism

Collection of 40 essays by rabbis and activists intended to encourage discussion and debate

By Simon Rocker

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May 1, 2026 11:59

First chapter: contributors to Progressive movement's first book celebrate its launch (photo Norfolk)

Israeli chef Eyal Shani closes Berlin restaurant following pro-Palestine threats

It comes after demonstrators targeted the London branch of Miznon, another of the celebrity chef’s properties

By Jamie Shapiro

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April 30, 2026 15:35

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks to the JC about her powerful new book, When We See You Again

The mother of Hamas October 7 victim Hersh tells British Jews, ‘We are with you’ at this difficult time

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 29, 2026 15:32

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks to the JC about her powerful new book, When We See You Again

By Yaakov Katz

The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance

The Iron Dome battery Jerusalem sent to the UAE, reportedly along with IDF troops, underscores a new reality. Arab countries understand there is only one country in the region that is both willing and capable of acting against a common threat

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April 29, 2026 12:51

Israeli soldiers stand near an Iron Dome battery near the border with the Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024 (Image: Getty)

America’s ‘special relationship’ is with Israel not Britain, says UK ambassador

In a leaked recording, Sir Christian Turner said: ‘There is probably one country that has a special relationship with the United States – and that is probably Israel’

By Jane Prinsley

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April 28, 2026 17:03

Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain ship

The vessel is waiting to dock at Haifa, but is being examined by the Israel Tax Authority

By Jacob Jaffa

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April 28, 2026 14:41

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the press at an informal meeting of European Union leaders on April 23, 2026, in Ayia Napa, Cyprus (Getty Images)

German state looks to make denial of Israel’s right to exist illegal

The State of Hesse also wants to criminalise anti-Israeli slogans such as ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’

By Jamie Shapiro

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April 28, 2026 11:47

Pro-Palestine protest in Berlin (Image: Getty Images)

Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of ‘undermining’ ceasefire after another IDF soldier killed

Idan Fox, 19, became the sixteenth soldier to die in Lebanon since the start of the latest war

By Melanie Swan

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April 27, 2026 15:26

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

'The Iranian regime is the weakest it's been in all my years of service,' claims outgoing IDF spokesman

Joy for widow of October 7 hero as she remarries in Israel

Cambridge college’s response ‘wholly inadequate’ after students accused of making death threats over Israel visit

Lag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount Meron

Smotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failings

US destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Bestselling author faces backlash over ‘positive’ portrayal of Israeli character

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'The Iranian regime is the weakest it's been in all my years of service,' claims outgoing IDF spokesman

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