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IsraelThree arrested after protestors storm synagogue holding Israel-Palestine memorialRight-wing politicians condemned attendees of the ceremony as ‘traitors’ and said the violence was the ‘opening shot’By JC Reporter2 min read
Mental healthUK volunteer supports groundbreaking Israeli mental health project after October 7 attacksAccording to reports around 580,000 people are suffering from severe PTSD symptoms directly related to the attacksBy Ellie Grant2 min read
IsraelThree arrested as wildfires ruin Israeli independence day serviceRoads have been closed and the IDF mobilised to assist emergency crews as fires tear through parched forestBy JC Reporter2 min read
By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim MirvisDisagreement does not divide us – but misjudgment mightBroadcasting criticism of Israel in the wrong context risks distorting the truth and weakening communal bonds3 min read
Israel BriefingJC Israel Briefing Day 572: Israel marks Yom HazikaronPlus, Sara Netanyahu’s hot mic moment sparks hostage family outrageBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
IsraelDefinition of ‘hostage’ is ‘subjective’, says press regulatorIpso said using the term to describe Palestinian detainees in Israel did not breach the Editors’ CodeBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read
Fighting for Israel while fighting its governmentThe JC sat down with Peter Lerner from the Histadrut, Israel’s trade union federationBy Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read||April 29, 2025 10:56
JC Israel Briefing Day 571: Netanyahu ally claims war will end ‘in 12 months’Plus, Virgin Atlantic drops Tel Aviv routeBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read||April 29, 2025 08:27
Labour MP calls on Glastonbury to drop anti-Israel band KneecapThe Northern Irish rap trio appeared to praise Hamas and Hezbollah and has been referred to counter-terrorism policeBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||April 28, 2025 14:55
Eurovision lifts ban on Palestine flags despite anti-politicisation rulesThe event’s broadcaster announced that flags would be allowed in the crowd as long as they were not linked to racism, violence or banned terrorist groupsBy JC Reporter1 min read||April 28, 2025 13:46
NYPD launches investigation after Charedim clash with pro-Palestine protestors outside shulA crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the building to protest an event involving Itamar Ben-Gvir but arguments between the two groups descended into violenceBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 28, 2025 13:20
Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies aged 109Nechama Grossman, who died on Yom Hashoah, built a new life in Israel after fleeing the NazisBy JC Reporter1 min read||April 28, 2025 11:43
ICJ opens hearings into Israel’s aid duties in GazaThe world’s highest court will assess whether the ban on Unrwa violates international lawBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 28, 2025 11:05
Noa Argamani wears yellow dress in touching hostage tribute for Time 100 red carpetThe former Hamas captive, whose abduction is one of the enduring images of the October 7, 2023 attacks, used the occasion to reiterate her calls to bring all the remaining hostages homeBy JC Reporter2 min read||April 28, 2025 10:53
Iranian port that went up in smoke was ‘critical to survival of regime’Israel has denied any role in the huge rocket fuel blast, which left at least 28 deadBy JC Reporter3 min read||April 28, 2025 10:28
