Chidon HaTanachBritish teen crowned champion of international Torah quizMichal Rowe said it felt ‘surreal’ to win the Chidon HaTanachBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Eurovision 2025Israel urges Eurovision visitors to avoid displaying Jewish symbols in publicMore than 70 former contestants, as well as Ireland’s national broadcaster, have called for Israel to be barred from the competitionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
QatarQatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boostThe plan has reportedly gained approval from Washington, with Saudi Arabia also involved in the projectBy Jacob Jaffa1 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
Green PartyGreen MP’s Palestine protest at defence manufacturer branded a ‘gift’ to PutinFormer defence secretary Grant Shapps said the ‘dangerously naive’ protest would undermine NatoBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 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
By Maureen LipmanBras, bat mitzvahs and Bereshit: it’s all part of a working girl's dayA cruise ends, reality returns. On the importance of showing up — for family, faith, and fittings…4 min read
Syria in ‘secret talks’ with Israel over security and counter-terrorismThe reported development follows a row over sectarian violence against the Druze community and coincides with Syria’s new president’s first trip to EuropeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||May 7, 2025 14:22
Senior Conservatives call on government to recognise Palestinian stateA number of Tory grandees, including Winston Churchill’s grandson, urged ministers to ‘give the Palestinian people some hope’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||May 7, 2025 12:16
Kings of the Quiz: City Boys win Etgar Israel againThe annual contestBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 7, 2025 10:16
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 strikes Yemen’s main airport days after Ben-Gurion attackThe unusual move comes amid a wave of retaliatory operations after Houthi rebels breached air defences around Tel AvivBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||May 6, 2025 13:51
Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparationsPost-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the countryBy Rabbi Gideon Sylvester3 min read||May 6, 2025 13:08
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
UK government labelled ‘Hamas’ useful idiots’ over £101m PA funding packageGovernment sources insist that there is ‘rigorous oversight’ of all aid to the PalestiniansBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||May 4, 2025 10:32