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Backing Palestinian sovereignty now would reward and strengthen Hamas

To help build peace, the UK should focus on fostering Palestinian reforms: ending incitement and ‘pay-for-slay’ and replacing the cult of ‘resistance’ with a culture of coexistence

By The JC Leader

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Masked Palestinian militants stand next to one of the coffins on stage, with an altered portrait of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in the background, before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Old City of Jerusalem

Stephen Daisley

By Stephen Daisley

Recognise Jerusalem, not a fantasy Palestine

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

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 586: Edan Alexander reveals Hamas torture

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

A British woman, named in the media as Janet Adyeri, has been deported from Israel after allegedly entering a 'military zone' in the West Bank (Image: X/@ItamarBenGvir)

British tourist deported from Israel after ‘entering military zone’

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Modi and his mum pose backstage at The Beacon Theatre in NYC. (Photo: Daniel Landesman/Facebook)

Meet Modi, the New York comedian charming Jewish mothers all over the world

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Four female medics from the Battalion Aid Station of the Givati Brigade (Image: IDF)

Breaking barriers: Female combat medics in the IDF prove their mettle on the front lines

By Amelie Botbol

2 min read

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‘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’

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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

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May 13, 2025 08:45

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

ICC chief prosecutor announced Netanyahu warrant ‘within weeks of being hit with sexual assault allegation’

A new report suggests that the decision was made to charge the Israeli leader with war crimes just before the accusations went public

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May 12, 2025 14:46

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks prior to the first appearance of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March 14, 2025. The 79-year-old, the first ex-Asian head of state to face charges at the ICC, followed by videolink during a short hearing to inform him of the crimes he is alleged to have committed, as well as his rights as a defendant. Duterte stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said killed thousands. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PETER DEJONG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Yaakov Katz

Is Trump shifting his views on Israel?

Concern is growing in Jerusalem that the America First agenda might leave its regional interests in a distant second

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May 12, 2025 14:04

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an Oval Office meeting in April (Image: Getty)

Saudi ‘optimistic’ about securing Trump backing for Palestine recognition this week

A fresh proposal from Riyadh would see the unprecedented diplomatic shift tied to the end of the Gaza War and normalisation with Israel

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May 12, 2025 10:15

Saudi officials are reportedly optimistic that Donald Trump will back Palestinian recognition during his regional tour this week (Pictured: Trump meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in 2018; Image: Getty)

BBC journalist who praised Holocaust revisionist announced winner of British Council award

Layla Bashar Al-Kloub previously described the suspected killer of an Israeli rabbi as a ‘Palestinian martyr’

By Imogen Garfinkel

4 min read

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May 12, 2025 09:38

BBC Arabic journalist Layla Bashar Al-Kloub, who won a British Council award, has previously condemned the 'Zionist entity'. (LinkedIn)

JC Israel Briefing Day 584: Trump sees new Gaza offensive as ‘missed opportunity’

Plus, Israel’s Eurovision entry threatened with ‘throat-slit’ gesture during opening event

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 12, 2025 08:27

President Trump is reported to oppose Israel's latest Gaza offensive, viewing it as a 'missed opportunity' (Image: Getty)

Israel recovers body of soldier missing since 1982

Tzvi Feldman’s remains were returned in a joint Mossad-IDF operation

By Joshua Marks

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May 11, 2025 11:11

Israel recovers body of soldier missing since 1982

Trump will not recognise a Palestinian state says Huckabee

He rejected claims that the US President is distancing himself from Benjamin Netanyahu

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May 11, 2025 08:37

Mike Huckabee (Photo: Getty Images)

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