Mental healthIDF sets up committee on mental health support following suicides of ex-soldiers‘He lost his soul in military service’, said Sigal Edri, whose son Daniel took his own life last month after suffering from PTSDBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Pro-Gaza independent MPsPro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari commentsAyoub Khan posted about the former hostage after her criticism of the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian stateBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
By Yaakov KatzUntangling the hard truth about Gaza: the suffering is real — but so is the spinThe suffering of civilians is real – but so is the spin. Media distortions, Hamas propaganda, and UN failures have fuelled the crisis as much as any Israeli misstep.5 min read
By Jake Wallis SimonsI was sceptical Starmer made Labour safe for Jews to return – sadly I was rightThe prime minister appeared to back Israel after October 7, then buckled under pressure from backbenchers until it got to the point where he’s being literally congratulated by Hamas3 min read
Sir Keir StarmerCommunal leaders demand clarity on hostages following Palestine recognition announcementBoth the Board of Deputies and the JLC urged the prime minister to refrain from recognition as long as Hamas holds captives in GazaBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Gary LinekerGary Lineker says he’s not ‘antisemitic’ but ‘anti-child killing’The former BBC pundit has said he’s happy he no longer has to ‘tread on eggshells’ about GazaBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelUK recognition of Palestine could breach international law, senior lawyers warnForty members of the House of Lords, including some of the UK’s leading legal minds, have suggested the move may violate a 1933 treaty setting out the conditions for nationhoodBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
By Tom Gross From Reagan to Trump: Even US presidents have been taken in by distorted anti-Israel media imagesThat is not to say there is not hunger in Gaza. The question is whether Western politicians reacting to the media repeating Hamas propaganda designed to keep Hamas in power, is the best way to achieve a better future for Gaza3 min read||July 31, 2025 11:23
Canada becomes third G7 nation to announce it will recognise Palestine at UN conferencePrime Minister Mark Carney said the decision was ‘predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||July 31, 2025 10:40
By Stephen FlatowTurkey’s dangerous drift from Nato ally to Islamist agitatorAs President Erdoğan cosies up to terrorists and autocrats, it’s time for the West to stop pretending that he is still a reliable partner.2 min read||July 30, 2025 16:11
Far-right Israeli minister calls for hostages to be redesignated as ‘prisoners of war’ to prioritise ‘victory’ over HamasAmichai Eliyahu said the issue of the 50 captives still held by Hamas should be ‘dealt with at the end’ of the warBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 30, 2025 15:33
Arab League issues first condemnation of October 7 and urges Hamas to disarmNations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey all signed a declaration backing a two-state solutionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 30, 2025 14:35
UK recognition of Palestine: What has been announced and why?Some Labour insiders have slammed the decision as ‘not morally defensible’By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read||July 30, 2025 13:29
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Herzliya hotel wins planning approvalThe Hollywood star owns a partial stake in the project, which is set to cover 51,000 square metres on the city’s renowned marinaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 30, 2025 12:03
GHF claims former contractor turned whistleblower ‘falsified documents’ to spread ‘false narrative’ of IDF shootingsAnthony Aguilar claimed that Israeli troops shot civilians in front of him, but the US firm alleged that the supposed murders he recounted ‘never happened’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 30, 2025 11:50
By The JC LeaderStarmer’s Palestine recognition ‘threat’ undermines the prospects for peaceIt is hard to imagine a more self-defeating foreign policy move. Promising statehood unless a ceasefire is reached all but guarantees that Hamas will keep rejecting the very truce Britain says it wants3 min read||July 30, 2025 10:20