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Top PA judge issues fatwa on Zara after Israeli boss hosts far-right Israeli leader

Zara Israel boss Joey Schwebel hosted a campaign event with Itamar Ben Gvir

By Georgia L Gilholy

2 min read

Top PA judge issues fatwa on Zara after Israeli boss hosts far-right Israeli leader

Ukraine

Zelensky slams Israeli 'neutrality', warns of heightened Iranian nuclear threat from Russian cooperation

By Georgia L Gilholy

3 min read

Israel

Old Testament military campaigns against kingdoms of Israel and Judah confirmed

By Nic North

4 min read

Film

Israel's Cary Grant: Meet actor Lior Ashkenazi

By Anne Joseph

6 min read

Ukraine

Irish MEP says it is 'laughable' to support arms to Ukraine but not Palestine

By Felix Pope

1 min read

Theatre

Theatre review: The Band's Visit - A miraculous musical

By John Nathan

2 min read

Israeli sightseers climb the rock cliff as navy vessels patrol the Mediterranean waters off the coast of Rosh Hanikra, an area at the border between Israel and Lebanon (Ras al-Naqura), as indirect talks on maritime borders between the two countries, still technically at war, resume under UN and US auspices, on May 4, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

Lebanon agreement talks take shine off politicos’ holidays

4 min read

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Arab-Israeli student wins competition to design mezuzah for £100m Magen David Adom building

Muslim Muhammad Saadi, 23, beats 14 other contestants to have his design placed in the entrances of state-of-art centre in Ramla

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

October 13, 2022 11:26

Arab-Israeli student wins competition to design mezuzah for £100m Magen David Adom building

Hundreds of British Jews back moving UK embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Board of Deputies president's request attracts 500+ signatures within two days, in outpouring of support from Anglo-Jewry

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

October 13, 2022 11:25

Hundreds of British Jews back moving UK embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Amnesty UK refuses to sack official who likened Israel’s Gaza policies to the Shoah

Charity's 'country coordinator for Israel and Occupied Palestinian territories' retweeted a message asking how video footage showing Israeli youths shouting at a Palestinian woman was 'any different from Nazi Germany'

By Nic North

2 min read

October 13, 2022 11:16

Amnesty UK refuses to sack official who likened Israel’s Gaza policies to the Shoah

Israel-Lebanon offshore gas field deal hailed as ‘step towards peace’

The agreement, brokered during weeks of intense negotiation with French and US help, ends a ten-year dispute and will allow Israel to begin pumping gas within days

By David Rose

1 min read

October 13, 2022 10:43

Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on July 24, 2022. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL ***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** ישיבת ממשלה ראש הממשלה יעיר לפיד פגישה קבינט

By Ian Austin

The arguments against moving our embassy to Jerusalem don't stack up

Too often the Palestinians are treated as if they have no agency in their behaviour

3 min read

October 13, 2022 10:09

The arguments against moving our embassy to Jerusalem don't stack up

Israel and Lebanon reach 'historic' agreement to settle decades-old maritime dispute

After intensive late talks to resolve last-minute Lebanese demands, the agreement is set to be presented to cabinet and government for approval

By Ben Bloch

3 min read

October 11, 2022 11:20

Israel and Lebanon reach 'historic' agreement to settle decades-old maritime dispute

First photo of slain 18-year-old Israeli released as shooter manhunt continues

Noa Lazar was shot and killed by a gunman at an East Jerusalem checkpoint who walked up to a group of soldiers and opened fire

By Ben Bloch

3 min read

October 10, 2022 11:52

First photo of slain 18-year-old Israeli released as shooter manhunt continues

A Bibi plea bargain may end the political deadlock

Go-betweens have been testing the waters for a potential way to bring an end to the former PM's trial and allow a broader coalition that both Likud and at least one of the centrist parties can be part of

By Anshel Pfeffer

5 min read

October 6, 2022 11:14