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US envoy Witkoff gifts late son’s Magen David to freed hostage Edan Alexander

The released soldier, understood to be the last living American citizen held by Hamas, was moved to tears by the gesture

By Ellie Grant

3 min read

Released hostage Edan Alexander wears the Star of David necklace given him by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, which belong to Witkoff's late son Andrew (Image: Channel 12)

Syria

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar following his release, according to his family (Image: Flash90)

Hostages

Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar, family say

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an Oval Office meeting in April (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Katz

Is Trump shifting his views on Israel?

3 min read

President Trump has reportedly dropped Saudi-Israel normalisation as a condition of a US nuclear deal with the Kingdom (Pictured: Trump speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the 2019 G20 summit; Image: Getty)

US Politics

Trump ‘drops Israeli normalisation’ as condition for Saudi nuclear deal

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Donald Trump

Israel contradicts Trump’s claim of hostage deaths

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

Martin Marks has reportedly been appointed as the White House liaison with the Jewish community (Image: X/Martinjmarks)

Donald Trump

Trump appoints Martin Marks as Jewish Community liaison

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Iran could sell enriched uranium to the US under new nuclear deal

Reports suggest that the framework of the ongoing negotiations is shaping up produce an agreement similar to the one abandoned by the first Trump administration.

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 2, 2025 09:55

US President Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new 'secondary sanctions' against importers of Iranian oil (Image: Getty)

By Maureen Lipman

Pool-side anxieties, the Rambam and one golden, salted margarita

Reflections from the Queen Mary 2: people-watching at sea and a tribute to the Schindler of Spain

4 min read

April 30, 2025 16:11

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: The world's biggest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 arrives at her home port of Southampton December 26, 2003 in Southampton, England. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will officially name the 550m GBP luxury liner on January 8, 2004. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 15:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

By Shany Mor

What Britain’s Corbyn era can teach American Jews

‘Geostrategic antisemitism’ doesn’t need a majority to become an organising principle – just enough elite backers

4 min read

April 24, 2025 13:02

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: Getty)

British Jews should stand up for themselves more, says Douglas Murray

Commentator also said he believes Trump will not allow Iran to get the bomb in his presidency

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

April 22, 2025 10:14

JC editor Daniel Schwammenthal (Left) and writer Douglas Murray on stage (Darryl Vides Photography)

By The JC Leader

A Turkish-Sunni ring of fire looms – but Israel can prevent it with US help

Even as Israel remains locked in a struggle with Iran and its proxies, a more dangerous adversary could be emerging on its doorstep

3 min read

April 17, 2025 10:40

Turkey's growing influence in Syria should spark concern in Jerusalem and Washington alike (Image: Getty)

Trump reportedly called off planned Israeli strikes on Iran

The US President's decision apparently came ‘after months of internal debate’ about whether to pursue a military or diplomatic option in his dealings with Tehran

By JC Reporter

2 min read

April 17, 2025 10:25