Israel

UJS deputy resigns from Board over ‘genocidal assault’ on Gaza

Daniel Grossman accused the Board of being ‘morally bankrupt’ and failing to ‘represent the increasing diversity of opinion’ about Israel within the Jewish community

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

UJS deputy Daniel Grossman has resigned from the Board in protest at what he called Israel's 'genocidal assault' on Gaza (Image: UJS)

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Israel's latest offensive in Gaza as 'no longer justified' (Image: Getty)

Germany

German chancellor claims Israel’s Gaza offensive is ‘no longer justified’

By Canaan Lidor

2 min read

Former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption is among 800 lawyers calling on the UK to impose sanctions on Israel (Image: Alamy)

Gaza

Former Supreme Court justices among 800 lawyers to call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

A number of hostages families have held a press conference calling for an end to the war amid reports of another collapse in ceasefire negotiations (Image: Flash90)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 599: More ceasefire confusion, more pain for hostage families

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

Israel

American charged over plot to ‘burn down’ US embassy branch in Tel Aviv

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Gaza

Head of Israel-backed Gaza aid firm resigns over ‘humanitarian principles’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Former hostage Liri Albag was detained by US border officers as she was still flagged as a missing person on their system (Image: Flash90)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 598: US border control detain freed hostage still flagged as missing

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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Netanyahu appoints new Shin Bet director despite Supreme Court ruling

Major General David Zini has left the IDF to take up the appointment, which had been prohibited by the attorney general

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 23, 2025 15:03

Benjamin Netanyahu talks with David Zini, who is set to assume the directorship of the Shin Bet (Image: Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)

Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘Food should never be a tool in war’

The Jerusalem-born chef has called for ‘unimpeded access to food and aid for all civilians’

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

May 23, 2025 10:12

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi told his followers on Instagram that he 'cannot stay quiet' about the use of food as a tool in war. (Getty Images)

JC Israel Briefing Day 595: Israeli diplomats suspend public appearances after Washington shootings

Plus, Netanyahu denies Qatari cash he approved helped fund October 7.

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

May 23, 2025 08:19

Israeli diplomats have suspended public appearances after the Washington murders (Pictured: Main suspect Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene of the shootings while chanting 'free Palestine'; Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

Israeli Supreme Court rules firing of Shin Bet chief unlawful

The attempt to dismiss Ronen Bar led to a months-long political spat at the highest levels of Israeli government

By JC Reporter

3 min read

May 22, 2025 15:37

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully in firing Shin Bet director Ronern Bar (Pictured: senior justice Yitzak Amit; Image: Flash90)

JC Israel Briefing Day 594: Israel reels from DC shooting

Plus, former Israeli PM calls Gaza campaign ‘a war without purpose’

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

May 22, 2025 09:22

Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC last night (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

By Kobi Michael

Providing aid to Gazans is an integral part of Israel’s military campaign

Operation "Gideon's Chariots" seeks to keep humanitarian supplies out of the hands of Hamas, defeat the terrorist organisation and release the hostages

4 min read

May 21, 2025 16:26

Aid trucks move along a road in Southern Israel on their way to the Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025 (Image: Getty)

‘They are living in hell’ – Freed hostage Edan Alexander confirms Matan Zangauker is alive but in ‘severe distress’

Zangauker’s mother, Einav, has been at the forefront of the hostage campaign since he was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 21, 2025 09:55

Matan Zangauker is still alive but in 'severe distress', according to the recently freed Edan Alexander (Image: Getty)

Trump wants Netanyahu to ‘wrap up’ Gaza war but will not ‘abandon Israel’

The US President is reported to be growing increasingly impatient with the lack of a peace deal and, in particular, with Jerusalem’s expansionist approach

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 21, 2025 09:36