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Former hostage Eli Sharabi to co-host October 7 memorial ceremony

The event will be broadcast by Israel’s major media outlets and international broadcasters, with community screenings planned around the world

By Melanie Swan

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Former Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi recounts his captivity by Hamas terrorists to the UN Security Council on March 20, 2025. (Image: Getty)

A placard reading "Free Palestine, Boycott Israel" is held up among protesters carrying Palestinian flags (Image: Getty)

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British Jewish leaders warn trade sanctions against Israel could harm community and bilateral ties

By JC Reporter

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Hamas terrorist who took part in October 7 killed in targeted airstrike by Israel

By JC Reporter

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Netanyahu condemns settler violence and warns of damage to Israel’s standing in the world

By JC Reporter

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Damascus on July 26, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Guterres condemns part of the UN as ‘out of control’ over Israel – after years of feeding the same bias

8 min read

Ofer Winter during the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026 (Flash90)

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Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after election

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

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Two Israeli teens charged over alleged Islamic State-inspired terror plot

By JC Reporter

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IDF chief orders heightened readiness on eve of chagim and October 7 anniversary

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir also called for an increase in military funding

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

August 28, 2026 11:39

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir (Image: IDF)

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For Iran, Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ poses a greater existential threat than military action

Even if the US enforces the new sanctions only partially, the pressure may still be enough to bring about the regime's collapse. The watchwords are patience, determination, and endurance

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Drivers queue at a petrol station in Tehran, on August 25, 2026. There are reports some petrol stations have closed and others have shortages due to fears prices will rocket. (Image: Getty Images)

IDF to provide fresh meals with highest level of kosher certification amid Charedi enlistment push

The army said the move would ‘improve and expand the provision of meals’ for strictly-Orthodox soldiers

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

August 27, 2026 16:58

(Illustrative) A kashrut certification stamp during a mashgiach visit to agricultural fields and factories around Israel (Flash90)

Israeli pop star who snubbed Eurovision to keep Shabbat weds on Italian Riviera

Omer Adam and his partner Sacha Israelovich wed in a Orthodox ceremony set in a converted medieval monastery

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

August 27, 2026 14:12

Israeli singer Omer Adam performs at Hostage square in Tel Aviv on February 20, 2025, the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity (Flash90)

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How the Green Party is embracing the politics of Palestinian extremism

When even a Jewish-Arab peace group that speaks of ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocide’ is deemed beyond the pale, the argument is no longer about Israel’s policy, but its very legitimacy

2 min read

August 27, 2026 07:33

Green Party MP's, members, activists and supporters gather on Bournemouth beach for a 'Red Line for Palestine' protest on the second day of the Green Party Conference, on October 04, 2025 in Bournemouth. (Getty Images)

Former IDF general Ofer Winter launches new right-wing party for 2026 elections

Winter, who unveiled Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad and former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum as candidates, used the launch event to call for the ‘emigration’ of Palestinians

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

August 26, 2026 16:39

Ofer Winter at the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026 (Flash90)

Benjamin Netanyahu’s son ‘flees US’ after ‘Iranian assassination plot’

Yair Netanyahu reportedly left Florida without packing his belongings after intelligence services identified a terror cell tracking his movements

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 26, 2026 14:49

Yair Netanyahu (R), son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026 (Flash90)

By Ahron Asher Moss

The miraculous return of Yehuda Katz’s body closes a 44-year story of hope, desperation and anguish

He had been mentioned in one of my first lessons of the year at Kerem B'Yavneh Yeshivah; his legacy continues to inspire students to this day

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August 26, 2026 13:06

Soldiers carry Yehuda Katz's coffin (Photo: Ahron Asher Moss)

Israeli mafia boss murdered in alleged gang hit amid organised crime wave

Yanis Yushvaev was shot at point-blank range while leaving a petrol station in Caesarea

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

August 25, 2026 15:59

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Former hostage Eli Sharabi to co-host October 7 memorial ceremony

British Jewish leaders warn trade sanctions against Israel could harm community and bilateral ties

Hamas terrorist who took part in October 7 killed in targeted airstrike by Israel

Netanyahu condemns settler violence and warns of damage to Israel’s standing in the world

Guterres condemns part of the UN as ‘out of control’ over Israel – after years of feeding the same bias

Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after election

Two Israeli teens charged over alleged Islamic State-inspired terror plot

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