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Speaker’s Chaplain inserts prayer for Gaza into Commons opening without mentioning hostages

Outraged MPs told the JC it was not appropriate for the Chaplain to ‘freelance’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

MPs have been left outraged after the Speaker's Chaplain inserted Gaza into morning prayers (Pictured: Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle; Image: Alamy)

Judi and Gadi Haggai

Israel recovers bodies of two hostages from Gaza

1 min read

Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in London (Image: Getty)

Adam Levick

How the BBC (and others) fell for yet another Hamas narrative

4 min read

Sir Keir Stamer at PMQs (Image: UK Parliament)

Prime Minister's Questions

Starmer condemns ‘appalling’ Israeli military action in PMQs dominated by Gaza

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

People carry boxes of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private US-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory (Image: Getty)

Yossi Yehoshua

By Yossi Yehoshua

Israel shifts its military strategy – and Hamas is losing its grip

3 min read

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked the BBC for its coverage of alleged violence around aid distribution centres in Gaza (Image: Getty)

White House attacks BBC over Gaza coverage after story ‘taken down’

2 min read

The IDF has denied firing on Palestinian civilians at an aid distribution centre (Image: Getty)

IDF investigates after shots fired near aid distribution centre

2 min read

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JC Israel Briefing Day 607: A family’s decade-long fight for justice

Plus, IDF fires warning shots at Palestinians near aid centre

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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June 4, 2025 08:34

Malka Roth was killed in the Sbarro pizzeria bombing of the Second Intifada in 2001 (Image: Israeli Foreign Ministry)

American Jewry reeling after ‘Free Palestine’ flame-thrower attack in Boulder

Suspect in custody after ‘terror’ attack on a peaceful rally in Colorado

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June 2, 2025 11:42

An FBI team in Boulder after the attack (Photo by ELI IMADALI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nicholas Lezard

By Nicholas Lezard

Why I didn’t sign that writers’ letter calling the Gaza war a genocide

Whatever the cause, there is something about the words ‘we the undersigned’ that makes my heart sink

3 min read

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June 1, 2025 17:56

Why I didn’t sign that writers’ letter calling the Gaza war a genocide

IDF and aid organisation reject Hamas claim of Israeli strike at food distribution centre

A nearby hospital run by the Red Cross reported that 21 Palestinians had been killed and 175 injured

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

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June 1, 2025 13:55

Palestinians carrying relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the southern Gaza Strip on May 29, 2025 (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Gazans urge Hamas to accept American ceasefire deal

US special envoy Steve Witkoff also reacted with anger after terror group refused the deal

3 min read

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June 1, 2025 10:17

CORRECTION / Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. Demonstrators carrying banners were seen marching in Gaza City and the town of Beit Lahia in the north of the territory, more than a week after the Israeli army resumed its bombing campaign following nearly two months of a truce. (Photo by AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by - has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [on March 26, 2025] instead of [on April 26, 2025]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

UN chief who made false claim about 14,000 babies dying doubles down on Gaza ‘starvation’

Tom Fletcher accused Israel of deliberately withholding food from Gazans, calling it a ‘war crime’

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

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May 30, 2025 15:26

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher doubled down on claims that Israel is intentionally starving Gaza's population (Getty Images)

Claudia Mendoza

By Claudia Mendoza

Vicious propaganda always preceded the murder of Jews

Those who claim to be committed to human rights must reassess how their language about Israel impacts the Jewish diaspora

2 min read

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May 30, 2025 12:31

Vigil outside of the White House for Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were murdered after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum (Image: Getty)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

Is there any point arguing with those that compare aid drops in Gaza to Auschwitz?

When commentators make these false comparisons, they’re showing us who they really are

3 min read

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May 30, 2025 09:08

Gazans after receiving aid (Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 602: Hamas set to scupper new Israel-approved ceasefire deal

Plus, court rules government cannot block anti-war protest over controversial placards

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 30, 2025 08:15

Israel has approved a new US-backed ceasefire deal, but Hamas is expected to scupper the agreement (Image: Getty)

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