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Trump reportedly called off planned Israeli strikes on Iran

The US President's decision apparently came ‘after months of internal debate’ about whether to pursue a military or diplomatic option in his dealings with Tehran

By JC Reporter

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The synagogue in Kafr Bi'rim (Image: Alamy)

Israel

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Donald Trump reportedly 'waved off' Israeli strikes on Iran in favour of negotiation (Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 559: Trump ‘waved off’ Israel strikes on Iran

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

Freed hostage Eliya Cohen (centre left) was among the crowds at a Passover blessing service held at the Western Wall yesterday (Image: Flash90)

Hostages

Former hostage blessed at Western Wall as thousands attend Passover ceremony

By Lidor Sultan

1 min read

Billy belongs to Rachel Danzig, the ex-wife of the late hostage Alex Danzig who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (@MatanTzuri)

Israel

Family of murdered hostage reunited with dog rescued from Gaza

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Laboratory samples ready to be tested (Image: Getty Images)

Israel

Israeli researchers develop blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

Israel

Board of Deputies members publish open letter against war in Gaza

By Ellie Grant

3 min read

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JC Israel Briefing Day 558: Hamas loses contact with US-Israeli hostage

Plus, ‘deep state’ row escalates between Netanyahu and Shin Bet

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

April 16, 2025 09:39

Hamas says it has lost contact with the terrorists holding Edan Alexander in Gaza (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

By Kobi Michael

Neutering Turkish ambition is key to peace in the Middle East

Only the US — trusted by both sides — can broker an arrangement that secures their vital interests and outlines a shared future in Syria

2 min read

April 16, 2025 09:34

Debris lie on the ground at the scene of an Israeli strike in Syria (Getty)

To the servicemen who liberated Bergen-Belsen, my letter of gratitude

Eighty years on, we must remember and defend the greatness of a country that spent blood and treasure to fight for freedom

By Daniel Finkelstein

2 min read

April 16, 2025 09:32

The Liberation of Bergen-belsen Concentration Camp, April 1945 (Getty)

By Salo Aizenberg

Hamas’ death toll figures are a sham – and now we have proof

Statistical analysis of the latest fatality list revealed gross inflation of the numbers

4 min read

April 16, 2025 09:28

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry has been found to have included decade-old fatalities in its latest death toll data (Image: Getty)

Anti-Guardian protesters label the paper an ‘apologist for Zionist genocide’

The ‘Condemn The Guardian’ march is being organised by the Revolutionary Communist Group and urges supporters to ‘fight imperialism’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

April 15, 2025 17:22

Members of the Revolutionary Communist Group demonstrate outside a Barclays bank (Credit: Revolutionary Communist Group/Instagram)

By Stephen Pollard

The radicals leading Britain’s teachers’ union

The NEU’s growing alignment with hard-left causes and anti-Israel rhetoric risks turning classrooms into political battlegrounds

3 min read

April 15, 2025 15:41

Daniel Kebede (centre), general secretary of the National Education Union, attends a pro-Palestine march in central London in 2024 (Image: Alamy)

Maldives and Bangladesh implement anti-Israel passport rules in pro-Palestine ‘solidarity’

The Asian nations, both of whose populations are more than 90 per cent Muslim, have a long history of pro-Palestinian advocacy, with neither recognising Israel as a legitimate state.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 15, 2025 15:01