BBCBBC journalist who praised Holocaust revisionist announced winner of British Council awardLayla Bashar Al-Kloub previously described the suspected killer of an Israeli rabbi as a ‘Palestinian martyr’By Imogen Garfinkel4 min read
Israel BriefingJC Israel Briefing Day 584: Trump sees new Gaza offensive as ‘missed opportunity’Plus, Israel’s Eurovision entry threatened with ‘throat-slit’ gesture during opening eventBy Nathan Jeffay2 min read
HamasHamas to release Israeli-American hostage Edan AlexanderIsrael was reportedly not involved in negotiations to free the 21-year-oldBy JC Reporter1 min read
Israel BriefingJC Israel Briefing Day 581: IDF renews counter-terror operations in Lebanon and West BankPlus, Trump to skip Israel on Middle East tourBy Nathan Jeffay2 min read
By Shany MorThe West’s two-tier international law doesn’t harm just IsraelEuropean 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 sides4 min read
Israel BriefingJC Israel Briefing Day 580: One week left to strike hostage deal, claims KatzPlus, US and Israel seek to sideline Hamas and PA in post-war governance plansBy Nathan Jeffay2 min read
By John NathanUp Hamas, down sense: The music industry’s moral failureThe growing support for Kneecap despite their pro-Hamas comments reflects the culture of self-righteous ignorance that dominates the anti-Israel position.3 min read
JC Israel Briefing Day 579: Trump downgrades living hostage numbersPlus, Gantz calls on IDF to retain control of Gaza, West Bank and southern LebanonBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read||May 7, 2025 09:20
Israel to launch new Gaza aid distribution plan to bypass HamasThree designated distribution centres are to be established in Rafah, with each Gaza family being able to collect a weekly allotment in a process overseen by vetted NGOs and private US contractorsBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 6, 2025 12:04
JC Israel Briefing Day 578: Israel hits the HouthisPlus, details of the expanded Gaza offensiveBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read||May 6, 2025 08:28
‘Gaza flotilla’ ship stranded in Med refuses to let Maltese authorities inspect itThe Conscience ship is believed to be heading for Gaza in an attempt to breach Israel’s naval blockadeBy JC Reporter3 min read||May 5, 2025 11:46
JC Israel Briefing Day 576: Israel set to approve new Gaza offensivePlus, former hostage accuses government of leading Israelis ‘like sheep to the slaughter’By Nathan Jeffay2 min read||May 4, 2025 09:49
JC Israel Briefing Day 574: Former hostage claims she was raped after return to IsraelPlus, Trump confirms hostage families’ fearsBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read||May 2, 2025 09:24
Exclusive: Green Party broadcast featured councillor who denied Hamas atrocitiesLord Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said the party should have used the occasion to apologise for Mohamed Makawi’s commentsBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||May 1, 2025 17:34
Barrister representing Hamas says legal bid aims to “end Israel”Franck Magennis called Israel an ‘apartheid state’ and said Gaza was a ‘concentration camp’By Ellie Grant1 min read||May 1, 2025 17:01
JC Israel Briefing Day 573: Wildfires ravage Israel on Independence DayPlus, Syria’s assault on the Druze put it on a collision course with JerusalemBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read||May 1, 2025 09:21