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Number arrested on suspicion of arson after Israel fires rises to 18, Netanyahu claims

A group of countries including Croatia, Italy and Cyprus have joined the firefighting effort

By Jacob Jaffa

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Wildfires across the Jerusalem area have now been contained (Image: Flash90)

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Counter Terror Police investigating anti-Israel band Kneecap over ‘up Hamas’ video

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Wildfires have caused Israeli Independence Day celebrations to be significantly curtailed and are feared to be heading towards Jerusalem (Image: Flash90)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 573: Wildfires ravage Israel on Independence Day

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The Commons hearing that turned into a trial against Israel and its defenders

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The Commons hearing that turned into a trial against Israel and its defenders

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: The world's biggest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 arrives at her home port of Southampton December 26, 2003 in Southampton, England. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will officially name the 550m GBP luxury liner on January 8, 2004. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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Three arrested after protestors storm synagogue holding Israel-Palestine memorial

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UK volunteer supports groundbreaking Israeli mental health project after October 7 attacks

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Three arrested as wildfires ruin Israeli independence day service

Roads have been closed and the IDF mobilised to assist emergency crews as fires tear through parched forest

By JC Reporter

2 min read

April 30, 2025 14:54

View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, April 30, 2025. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** שריפה לטרון כבאים אש יער שריפת ענק

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Disagreement does not divide us – but misjudgment might

Broadcasting criticism of Israel in the wrong context risks distorting the truth and weakening communal bonds

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April 30, 2025 10:02

Demonstrators raise placards and national flags during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of the remaining Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

JC Israel Briefing Day 572: Israel marks Yom Hazikaron

Plus, Sara Netanyahu’s hot mic moment sparks hostage family outrage

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

April 30, 2025 08:27

Israel came to a standstill last night to honour its fallen soldiers and victims of terror (Image: Flash90)

Definition of ‘hostage’ is ‘subjective’, says press regulator

Ipso said using the term to describe Palestinian detainees in Israel did not breach the Editors’ Code

By Imogen Garfinkel

2 min read

April 29, 2025 15:28

A complaint was sent to the press regulator about an article in a Scottish newspaper that described Palestinian detainees as 'hostages'. (Getty Images)

Fighting for Israel while fighting its government

The JC sat down with Peter Lerner from the Histadrut, Israel’s trade union federation

By Lorin Bell-Cross

5 min read

April 29, 2025 10:56

JC Israel Briefing Day 571: Netanyahu ally claims war will end ‘in 12 months’

Plus, Virgin Atlantic drops Tel Aviv route

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

April 29, 2025 08:27

Close Netanyahu ally Ron Dermer has claimed that the Gaza war will end 'in 12 months' (Image: Getty)

Labour MP calls on Glastonbury to drop anti-Israel band Kneecap

The Northern Irish rap trio appeared to praise Hamas and Hezbollah and has been referred to counter-terrorism police

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

April 28, 2025 14:55

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

Eurovision lifts ban on Palestine flags despite anti-politicisation rules

The event’s broadcaster announced that flags would be allowed in the crowd as long as they were not linked to racism, violence or banned terrorist groups

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 28, 2025 13:46

Eurovision has modified its crowd regulations, effectively lifting the ban on Palestine flags for attendees (Image: Getty)

NYPD launches investigation after Charedim clash with pro-Palestine protestors outside shul

A crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the building to protest an event involving Itamar Ben-Gvir but arguments between the two groups descended into violence

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 28, 2025 13:20

A pro-Palestine protestor was followed by a crowd of Charedi men, some of whom chanted 'death to Arabs' as she was escorted by a police officer in New York City (Image: X)

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Number arrested on suspicion of arson after Israel fires rises to 18, Netanyahu claims

Counter Terror Police investigating anti-Israel band Kneecap over ‘up Hamas’ video

JC Israel Briefing Day 573: Wildfires ravage Israel on Independence Day

The Commons hearing that turned into a trial against Israel and its defenders

Pool-side anxieties, the Rambam and one golden, salted margarita

Three arrested after protestors storm synagogue holding Israel-Palestine memorial

UK volunteer supports groundbreaking Israeli mental health project after October 7 attacks

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