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October 7

Lorin Bell-Cross

Even on the anniversary of October 7, some MPs can’t let Jews grieve

Parliamentarians couldn’t even contain their moralising about Israel for one day

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Zarah Sultana at an anti-Israel protest in 2023 (Abdullah Bailey/Alamy Live News)

Barak Deri addressing the memorial event in Hyde Park (Gary Manhine)

‘I’ve never seen death like that’: Be’eri hero recounts battlefield fight that almost killed him

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Labour Friends of Israel's parliamentary chair Jon Pearce MP. Credit: Parliament TV.

‘Work night and day’ to release hostages, MPs urge government on October 7 anniversary

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Hezbollah at the funeral of a member killed in Syria (Getty Images)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

The lesson of October 8? Lose solidarity with Israel and we lose ourselves

5 min read

Participants at the Nisa-Nashim event to mark the first anniversary of October 7 (Photo: Yakir Zur)

‘I mourn and cry for every mother who has lost a child through this war’

4 min read

Hamas 'rape tunnel' posters appear in London tube stations for the October 7 anniversary (Credit: LondonNotHamas/ X)

Hamas 'rape tunnel' posters appear in tube stations for October 7 anniversary

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Parliament on the anniversary of October 7. Credit: Parliament TV.

Sir Keir Starmer

Parliament urges release of hostages on October 7 anniversary

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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Who are the hostages remaining in Gaza one year after October 7?

A year after the Hamas assault nearly 100 individuals remain in captivity in Gaza

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October 7, 2024 16:07

Israelis walk past a mural of photographs of Israelis whom have been held hostage and those who are still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv. September 30, 2024. (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Government doing ‘everything’ to secure Emily Damari’s release, Foreign Secretary tells local Jewish community

David Lammy described October 7 anniversary as ‘a day of deep reflection and pain’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 7, 2024 14:10

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (left) in his Tottenham constituency with members of the Jewish community on the anniversary of October 7

‘She likes drinking pints and watching the footy’ – Emily Damari is the last remaining British captive of Hamas

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of her abduction, Emily’s mother appealed to thousands of people to help secure her safe return

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read

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October 7, 2024 13:39

Emily Damari's poster is raised at a London event to mark one year since October 7 (Credit: social media)

‘On this terrible anniversary, we must keep focused on the goal: get all hostages back’

We are Jews and life is more important than anything, relatives of hostages tell the JC

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October 7, 2024 09:22

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters take part in a rally calling for a hostage deal (Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

In memoriam -יזכור

This week’s paper is a special edition to mark a year since the worst atrocity against Jews since the Shoah

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October 6, 2024 23:00

RE'EIM, ISRAEL - MAY 13: A woman mourns near a photo of a woman killed at the 'Nova Festival' attack by Hamas during Israel's annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terror on May 13, 2024 in Re'eim, Israel. On Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day, Israeli society comes together to mourn fallen soldiers who died for the nation's independence, as well as civilian victims of terror. This year, from sundown on May 12 to sundown on May 13, the day of grief is marked by ceremonies held at military cemeteries across the country. Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, follows in celebration. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Thousands remember the victims of October 7 on eve of first anniversary

Mother of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari calls on the UK government to do more to secure her release

By Daniel Ben- David & Jane Prinsley

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October 6, 2024 21:07

Thousands and thousands of people attended the memorial rally in London's Hyde Park on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist atrocities of October 7 (Photo: Gary Manhine)

Sir Keir Starmer

By Sir Keir Starmer

I urge world leaders to do all they can to bring hostages home

The Prime Minister writes for the JC on the anniversary of October 7

2 min read

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October 6, 2024 11:55

30/09/2024. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event in 10 Downing Street ahead of the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

Howard Jacobson

By Howard Jacobson

‘Politics stepped in where pity alone, at least for a while, should have spoken’

The great novelist and writer reflects on the first anniversary of the October 7 pogrom

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October 6, 2024 10:31

Scenes of houses destroyed when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri, and 30 other nearby communities in Southern Israel on October 7, murdering over 1200 people and seizing over 200 hostages (Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

The October 7 pogrom changed what it means to be a British Jew

What we do not yet know is how

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October 6, 2024 07:09

'Stop The War Coalition' Demonstration in London on Saturday October 5 (Getty Images)

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