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Charedi party announces female Knesset candidate for first time in Israel’s history

Dr Nechumi Yaffe, a researcher at Tel Aviv University, will stand for Moti Leitner’s new party, the Charedi Public

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September 8, 2026 11:14

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce a ‘reset’ of London and Jerusalem’s relationship on Tuesday, including a ban on goods from Jewish communities in the West Bank

By JC Reporter

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September 8, 2026 09:40

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee during a meeting in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ed Miliband to set out settlement sanctions today in ‘reset’ of Britain’s relations with Israel

UK independent terror reviewer warns of impact on Jewish community ahead of foreign secretary’s announcement

By JC Reporter

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September 8, 2026 08:23

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

By Dov Forman

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

We must stop thanking this government for doing its basic duty. Extra security over the High Holy Days is not a gift from Downing Street, nor a favour for which we should be grateful while it undermines us elsewhere

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September 7, 2026 17:37

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets Jewish community leaders in 10 Downing Street on September 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

Faced with claims that inmates had not been allowed to bathe or change their underwear, the national security minister said he was ‘proud’ to have ‘reduced the terrorists’ prison conditions to the bare minimum’

By Jacob Jaffa

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September 7, 2026 17:01

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir takes part in the Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Jonathan Harounoff

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

He would likely marvel at the ingenuity of the country’s inhabitants, its creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and "unicorn economy” enduring even during times of war and distress – but he would likely also be distraught to see the perpetuation of the Israeli-Arab conflict

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September 7, 2026 16:52

Theodor Herzl in Basel during Fifth Zionist Congress in December 1901 (Image: Wikipedia)

John Malkovich to return to Israel in new musical satire

The two-time Oscar nominee will star in The Music Critic at Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium next year

By Ella Bloom

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September 7, 2026 16:28

John Malkovich attends a screening of 'Wild Horse Nine' at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

The Islamic Republic is isolated, its economy squeezed, its regime denied relief, but not yet defeated. To boost his electoral chances, the prime minister needs a decisive military or diplomatic win

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September 7, 2026 11:56

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot during his party Likud's primary elections on August 17, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

Delta and United announce resumption of Israel flights ahead of High Holy Days

US-Israel air fares are expected to drop with the two carriers’ return after a busy August holiday rush

By Etgar Lefkovits

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September 7, 2026 11:39

A United Airlines plane takes off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 09, 2026 (Getty Images)

The manipulated settler violence campaign to demonise all Israeli Jews

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlements

Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

Miliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goods

Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader

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The manipulated settler violence campaign to demonise all Israeli Jews

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‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlements

Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

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Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

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Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

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Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

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Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

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