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Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

The chair of Finchley Reform said its council was not ‘notified or consulted’ before three of its deputies added their signatures

By Imogen Garfinkel

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The Board of Deputies has suspended five of the 36 deputies who signed a letter published in the Financial Times condemning Israel's actions in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, briefs the Security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict. (Loey Felipe)

United Nations

Hostage families call on UN to act to bring their loved ones’ bodies home

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Syrian officials are reportedly in secret talks about joining the Abraham Accords (Pictured: Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa; Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

By Nathan Jeffay

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Israel

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested after disrupting a Congressional hearing with a pro-Palestine protest (Image: C-Span)

US Politics

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Donald Trump has suggested the US could turn Gaza into a 'freedom zone' (Pictured: Trump addresses the press alongside Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Image: Getty)

US Politics

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

By Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

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By Asher Fredman

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

Such a step by the UK would be a tragedy for the Palestinians, for Israel, and for all who seek peace in the Middle East

3 min read

May 15, 2025 08:59

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

JC Israel Briefing Day 587: Pregnant mother killed by Hamas en route to hospital

Plus, Netanyahu balances Trump pressure with domestic demands as ceasefire talks make progress

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

May 15, 2025 08:25

Tzeela Gez, 30, was killed by Hamas gunmen while travelling to hospital to give birth to her fourth child (Image: X/@Mdais)

UK government’s lawyers say there is ‘no evidence’ of Israel targeting civilians in Gaza

The legal team defending the decision not to suspend the F-35 fighter jet programme that alleged breaches of international law ‘do not necessarily indicate... genocidal intent’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 14, 2025 14:43

Lawyers for the UK government have told the High Court there is 'no evidence' that Israel deliberately targets civilians in Gaza (Pictured: Palestinian child i the ruins onf Al-Hasanat Mosque in the Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp, central Gaza; Image: Getty)

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7

The former Shin Bet asset reportedly told his handler that there was “no offensive deployment by Hamas” the day before the attacks unfolded

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 14, 2025 11:06

Israel has arrested an alleged Shin Bet double agent accused of providing false information that compromised its defences on the eve of the October 7 attacks (Pictured: Israeli security forces stand next to a vehicle used by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023; Image: Flash90)

JC Israel Briefing Day 586: Edan Alexander reveals Hamas torture

Plus, thirty six Charedim arrested over alleged draft dodging

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

May 14, 2025 08:50

Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner warns Israel’s policies in Gaza are tarnishing UK Jews with a ‘putrid brush’ as she launches weekly action demanding end of aid blockade

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

May 13, 2025 17:00

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

‘They have nowhere to return’ – Netanyahu suggests Gaza demolitions will encourage emigration

In leaked remarks to members of the Knesset, the Israeli prime minister reportedly said that some movement of people out of the Strip was ‘inevitable’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 13, 2025 10:09

Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly suggested that home demolitions could encourage emigration from Gaza as the population 'have nowhere to return' (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 585: Edan Alexander comes home

Plus, Netanyahu reportedly claims that house demolitions will force Gaza emigration

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

May 13, 2025 08:45

Who is Edan Alexander?

The 20-year-old soldier is set to be released this afternoon after 583 days in Hamas captivity

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 12, 2025 14:38

Edan Alexander will be freed by Hamas this afternoon (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

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Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

Hostage families call on UN to act to bring their loved ones’ bodies home

JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

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