Hostages‘On this terrible anniversary, we must keep focused on the goal: get all hostages back’We are Jews and life is more important than anything, relatives of hostages tell the JCBy Felix Pope5 min read
HostagesGovernment must do more for us, says mum of 28-year-old British hostageEmily Damari’s mother Mandy has been torn between publicising her daughter’s British nationality or keeping quietBy Nicole Lampert3 min read
Hostages‘Pray for the hostages this Rosh Hashanah’, plead families of those held captiveAgony for hostages’ relatives over chagim as they await news of their loved onesBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
ArtA nation’s art in a time of war: How Israel’s artists responded to October 7This past year has seen an outpouring of creativity from Israeli artists who have used their talents as an outlet for trauma and to battle Jew-hateBy Karen Glaser1 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer hosts British families of hostages and calls for their immediate release ahead of October 7 anniversaryHostage families were also passed a message of solidarity from the King and QueenBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
By The JC LeaderAt this painful time, let’s make our Rosh Hashanah hopefulThe JC Leader, 27th September 20241 min read
Labour Friends of Israel‘Please don’t forget my grandpa’, hostage families appeal to Labour ministersChancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner also spoke at LFI eventBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Starmer accidentally calls for release of ‘sausages’ in Labour conference speechThe Prime Minister hit back at a heckler who shouted about Gaza, saying he had a ‘pass for 2019 conference’By Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||September 24, 2024 14:15
Israeli opposition leader to address Labour Friends of Israel rally tomorrowHostage families applauded at fringe event in LiverpoolBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||September 23, 2024 17:01
Why pro-hostage graffiti made me see redDefacing prominent buildings is not the way to get the message acrossBy Gaby Wine3 min read||September 23, 2024 16:19
Netanyahu says half of hostages in Gaza are still aliveNetanyahu spoke to lawmakers during a closed session of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence CommitteeBy Ellie Grant1 min read||September 23, 2024 15:51
Lammy defends restoring funding to Unrwa in Labour conference speechForeign Secretary warns against further escalation in LebanonBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||September 22, 2024 16:31
‘End the war to save my husband’, pleads freed hostage who witnessed Hamas’s sexual abuseTens of thousands rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to demand a ceasefire and the release of Israeli captivesBy Felix Pope2 min read||September 17, 2024 09:43
Woman filmed vandalising hostage posters with ‘Free Palestine’The word ‘Nakba’ was daubed in red across the posters calling for the release of the hostagesBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read||September 16, 2024 16:45
Hostage families meet over half of Lib Dem MPs in effort to keep loved ones at the forefront of politicians’ mindsA vigil was held in Brighton as well as rally organised by Liberal Democrat Friends of IsraelBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||September 16, 2024 14:59
Three hostages likely killed by Israeli airstrike, IDF probe concludesCaptives probably met their deaths as a ‘by-product’ of the strike that killed Hamas commander Ahmed Ghandour, says IDFBy JC Reporter2 min read||September 16, 2024 09:08
