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Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

In the wake of October 7, the balance of power has shifted. The radicals are reeling and moderate Arab regimes quietly back Israel’s resilience

By Dan Schueftan

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Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

Asher Fredman

By Asher Fredman

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

3 min read

Tzeela Gez, 30, was killed by Hamas gunmen while travelling to hospital to give birth to her fourth child (Image: X/@Mdais)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 587: Pregnant mother killed by Hamas en route to hospital

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

Lawyers for the UK government have told the High Court there is 'no evidence' that Israel deliberately targets civilians in Gaza (Pictured: Palestinian child i the ruins onf Al-Hasanat Mosque in the Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp, central Gaza; Image: Getty)

UK government’s lawyers say there is ‘no evidence’ of Israel targeting civilians in Gaza

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Israel has arrested an alleged Shin Bet double agent accused of providing false information that compromised its defences on the eve of the October 7 attacks (Pictured: Israeli security forces stand next to a vehicle used by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023; Image: Flash90)

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7

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Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 586: Edan Alexander reveals Hamas torture

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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‘They have nowhere to return’ – Netanyahu suggests Gaza demolitions will encourage emigration

In leaked remarks to members of the Knesset, the Israeli prime minister reportedly said that some movement of people out of the Strip was ‘inevitable’

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May 13, 2025 10:09

Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly suggested that home demolitions could encourage emigration from Gaza as the population 'have nowhere to return' (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 585: Edan Alexander comes home

Plus, Netanyahu reportedly claims that house demolitions will force Gaza emigration

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 13, 2025 08:45

Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

Who is Edan Alexander?

The 20-year-old soldier is set to be released this afternoon after 583 days in Hamas captivity

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May 12, 2025 14:38

Edan Alexander will be freed by Hamas this afternoon (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

JC Israel Briefing Day 584: Trump sees new Gaza offensive as ‘missed opportunity’

Plus, Israel’s Eurovision entry threatened with ‘throat-slit’ gesture during opening event

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 12, 2025 08:27

President Trump is reported to oppose Israel's latest Gaza offensive, viewing it as a 'missed opportunity' (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 581: IDF renews counter-terror operations in Lebanon and West Bank

Plus, Trump to skip Israel on Middle East tour

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 9, 2025 08:17

The IDF has renewed its campaign of airstrikes in southern Lebanon (Image: Flash90)

Shany Mor

The West’s two-tier international law doesn’t harm just Israel

European diplomats invoke legal norms that don’t exist – and in doing so make the plight of the hostages far worse and the war much longer and deadlier for both sides

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May 8, 2025 14:18

Israeli troops deploy at a position near the southern Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, on May 8, 2025 (Photo: Getty Images)

JC Israel Briefing Day 580: One week left to strike hostage deal, claims Katz

Plus, US and Israel seek to sideline Hamas and PA in post-war governance plans

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 8, 2025 08:21

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has claimed that the prospect of a hostage deal will 'vanish' when US President Trump concludes his tour of the Middle East next week (Image: Getty)

John Nathan

Up Hamas, down sense: The music industry’s moral failure

The growing support for Kneecap despite their pro-Hamas comments reflects the culture of self-righteous ignorance that dominates the anti-Israel position.

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May 7, 2025 14:33

Mo Chara (left) and Moglai Bap from Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap perform onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Image: Getty)

Senior Conservatives call on government to recognise Palestinian state

A number of Tory grandees, including Winston Churchill’s grandson, urged ministers to ‘give the Palestinian people some hope’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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May 7, 2025 11:16

Conservative Peer Lord Soames (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

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