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We need a British ‘Iron Dome’ – and Israel can help, say politicians

Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps: Britain’s security interests are directly aligned with those of Israel

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024 shows a battery of Israel's Iron Dome air defence system deployed near the Palestinian territory, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

ISRAEL - DECEMBER 16: In this handout photo, an Israeli Arrow anti-missile missile is launched in a successful test to detect and obliterate a high-altitude target missile early morning December 16, 2003 from an central Israel Air Force (IAF) base. The test was the sixth in a series examining the operational performance of the Arrow, now deployed by the IAF, intended to protect Israel from ballistic missile attacks. (Photo by Israeli Aircraft Industries/Getty Images)

Andrew Fox

Israel has all the hardware to make Britain battle-ready

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An Israeli KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing 707 plane refuels an F-15 fighter jet, December 31, 2015 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Grant Shapps

By Grant Shapps

Why Britain must deepen its defence ties with Israel

2 min read

Bernard-Henri Levy delivers a speech during a ceremony organised by the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) to pay tribute to the victims of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Bernard-Henri Lévy: ‘The war against Hamas and Russia is one battle against the same evil’

By David Herman

4 min read

For our future defence, we need a reset with Israel now

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For our future defence, we need a reset with Israel now

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Labour MP urges party to bring in anti-BDS bill to stop councils pursuing ‘unpatriotic foreign policy’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Ukrainian President Zelensky of being a 'traitor to the Jewish people' (Image: Getty)

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‘Traitor to Jews’ – Lavrov attacks Zelensky as ‘pure Nazi’ amid Trump tensions

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‘Tucker Carlson, call me!’, Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi says he’s duty-bound to tell the world about Russia’s aggression

Moshe Azman’s adopted son was killed during the conflict last year

By Lorin Bell-Cross

6 min read

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February 20, 2025 13:55

The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Azman, stands next to the coffin of his son, Matityahu (Anton) Samborskyi, during a funeral ceremony at the central synagogue in Kyiv (Image: Getty).

UK unveils sanctions on Iran for aiding Russian war in Ukraine

Announcement comes ahead of 1,000-day anniversary of conflict.

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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November 18, 2024 16:05

Iranian missiles in Tehran, Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

MIke Martin MP

By MIke Martin MP

Parliament should spend more time talking about Ukraine and less about the Middle East

There are many other matters that are much more urgent for MPs to debate than Israel

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November 7, 2024 09:58

Sir Keir Starmer greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street on July 19, 2024 (Getty Images)

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

If Ukraine must be allowed to fight, why isn’t Israel?

Ukraine is a vital strategic interest for the West. So, too, is Israel. But while we are rightly keen to give Ukraine the tools to do the job for us, we punish Israel for daring to fight Islamists

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September 16, 2024 12:38

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to Ukrainian chief rabbi’s son killed fighting Russian forces

Matityahu Samborsky was adopted aged 11 and lived with his adoptive family for a decade

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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September 12, 2024 14:54

Matityahu Samborsky (left) and Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman

UK shul offers support to Ukrainian communities hit by Russian airstrikes

Members of The Ark Synagogue are hoping to visit Progressive Jewish communities in Ukraine in November

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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September 6, 2024 12:46

The street in Lviv, Ukraine, where Sasha Somish, a member of the Jewish community, lives, after a Russian rocket attack earlier this week (Photo: Sasha Somish)

Israel offers to treat Ukrainian child cancer patients after Russia bombed Kyiv children’s hospital

Jerusalem’s Ambassador to Ukraine said the Jewish State had ‘a big heart’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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July 12, 2024 14:50

The aftermath of a Russian missile attack that hit Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital (Credit: social media)

Ukraine’s Azov Battalion denied US arms over antisemitic history

The regiment’s defenders insist it has moved on from its extremist past

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May 1, 2024 17:43

Azov Regiment soldiers line up for instruction during target practice (Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Kremlin says ‘Zelensky is a peculiar kind of Jew that supports ISIS’

The Russian government has tried to link the Ukrainian president to Friday's terror attack in Moscow

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March 26, 2024 15:49

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 08: President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a joint press conference with President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 08, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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