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Golden oldie: 93-year-old swimmer reveals how he stays fit after Maccabiah Games triple victory

Izhak Zak is still making a splash at the ‘Jewish Olympics’, 76 years on from his first appearance in the competition

By Ben Conway

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July 13, 2026 15:06

Izhak Zak atop the podium with two of his gold medals (TheJC)

New York Times news chief says he ‘probably wouldn’t have’ published Israel ‘dog rape’ article

Joe Kahn, who has special responsibility for reporting, said the article ‘wasn’t edited by the newsroom’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

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July 9, 2026 16:10

The New York Times building (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

‘Our son made aliyah and was killed defending Israel. We followed him to keep his legacy alive’

Fundraising scheme for WIZO school programme launched by parents of Nathanel Young – the ex-JFS pupil killed on October 7 – as memorial to their son

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

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July 8, 2026 14:45

The late Nathanel Young beaming at his IDF swearing-in ceremony (Photo: courtesy)

By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu’s Torah study law is really about keeping the Charedi close

With opposition leaders hinting that they would be willing to work with the strictly Orthodox, the prime minister is rushing to keep his coalition partners inside the right-wing bloc after the elections

4 min read

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July 7, 2026 13:09

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Aryeh Deri, chairman of the strictly Orthodox Shas party (Image: Getty Images)

So many instances of antisemitism at the BBC, says Chief Rabbi

Sir Ephraim Mirvis believes the media has ‘an enormous role strengthening social cohesion in Britain’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

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July 1, 2026 17:52

Press group reviewing database of slain Gazan journalists after terror groups identify some as members

The Committee to Protect Journalists said it ‘condemns in no uncertain terms the misrepresentation of combatants as journalists or media workers’

By Mike Wagenheim

1 min read

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June 30, 2026 09:32

Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists, delivers a speech during the Roosevelt Foundation's International Four Freedoms Awards ceremony in Middelburg on April 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

The tunnel ‘contained hundreds of weapons and several launch silos,’ according to the military

By Akiva van Koningsveld

2 min read

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June 29, 2026 14:00

IDF soldiers dismantle Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon (IDF)

Natan’s death could have broken me. Instead, I became an advocate for the Jewish state

Former Londoner Avi Rosenfeld’s son died in Gaza a year ago next week. He shares how his faith and love for Israel have turned his barely imaginable loss into a mission

By John Jeffay

5 min read

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June 26, 2026 16:09

"We won't sit by": Avi (left) and Sam Rosenfeld in front of a banner with Natan's photograph (Credit: John Jeffay)

US proposes pilot plan for IDF to transfer territory to Lebanese army

Israel will reportedly maintain a reduced presence in a buffer zone, despite senior politicians’ insistence that they would retain all the occupied territory

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

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June 25, 2026 11:07

An Israeli army Humvee patrols the northern border with Lebanon in the Upper Galilee on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

IDF eliminates PIJ commander who took hostages on October 7

How The Odyssey is helping IDF soldiers process the trauma of war

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas internal security chief in central Gaza

Met Police reconsidering decision not to probe war crimes claims against Britons who fought in IDF

Outrage as Unesco set to declare IDF-occupied Beaufort Castle ‘endangered’ after ‘years of silence’ when Hezbollah held fort

Pro-Palestinian activists landed with £82,000 bill after failed IDF lawfare case

IDF ‘will not sign mass exemptions’, warns army chief amid freeze on Charedi draft dodge arrests

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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas internal security chief in central Gaza

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Pro-Palestinian activists landed with £82,000 bill after failed IDF lawfare case

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