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Israel offers to develop ‘Marshall Plan’ to help post-war Ukraine

Support could be offered to help rebuild health, water, agriculture, housing and education infrastructure

By Paul Cainer

2 min read

Israel offers to develop ‘Marshall Plan’ to help post-war Ukraine

Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a vote in the plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאה הצבעה חברי כנסת חוק פקודת המשטרה בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד

By Anshel Pfeffer

Even Likud MKs don’t know what lies in store for them with Bibi

4 min read

Holocaust remembrance

Menorah from iconic photo with Nazi flag returns to Germany for Chanukah

By Ben Bloch

2 min read

Hamas

Pope Francis pledges to help bring home Israelis held captive in Gaza

By Ben Bloch

2 min read

Master builder Yitzy Kasowitz who came especially from the USA and volunteers breaking the Guinness record for building a menorah from Lego that consists of 130,000 Lego blocks and 4 meters high and 4 meters wide, in Tel Aviv, on December 12, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** לגו חנוכייה שיא גינס בונים חלקים מנסים לשבור

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv shop claims Guinness world record for largest lego menorah

By Georgia L Gilholy

1 min read

United Nations

UN official denies 'Jewish lobby' comments were antisemitic

By Felix Pope

2 min read

Kids celebrating Hanukkah. Jewish festival of lights. Children lighting candles on traditional menorah. Boy in kippah with dreidel and Sufganiyah doughnut. Israel holiday.

By The JC Leader

We must not lose sight of the message of Chanukah

1 min read

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The German hotel boss bringing a slice of the Tel Aviv party scene to London

The Isramani party could be described as the lovechild of a cool barmitzvah and a club in Tel Aviv

By Victoria Prever

5 min read

December 16, 2022 12:39

The German hotel boss bringing a slice of the Tel Aviv party scene to London

By Anshel Pfeffer

World Cup was a better watch than Knesset in session

On Tuesday evening, when the 25th Knesset’s first round of serious legislation coincided with the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, the exclusive 'horseshoe' room just happened to be packed

5 min read

December 15, 2022 12:34

TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #09 Julian Alvarez (C) celebrates with Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) after he scored his team's second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s odd to be backing same team at the World Cup as Hamas, say Moroccan Jews

Some tell the JC of their pride at the team reaching the semi-final this week, others voice unease over the team identifying itself so prominently with the Palestinian cause

By Natalie Lisbona

2 min read

December 15, 2022 12:26

Morocco's defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq waves the Palestinian flag after his team the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Canada and Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 1, 2022, to advance to the round of 16. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Dershowitz: Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are making it harder to defend Israel

Professor tells the JC that their demands to empower the Knesset to overturn human rights rulings would make Israel vulnerable to prosecution at the International Criminal Court

By David Rose

3 min read

December 15, 2022 12:00