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Ruling granting Gazan family UK refuge under Ukraine scheme overturned after Home Office appeal

The Court of Appeal said its decision was ‘necessary in UK society to protect the economic well-being of the UK and the rights of citizens’

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, which house the Court of Appeal (Getty Images)

Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover (Photo: Getty)

Mahmood’s asylum shake-up will cause ‘lasting harm’ to refugees, Jewish charity fears

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Nigel Farage's sweeping proposals on immigration have been strongly criticised by charity HIAS+JCORE (Photo: Getty)

Reform UK’s mass deportation proposal is ‘devoid of Jewish values’, argues refugee support charity

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

France s President Emmanuel Macron waits before welcoming welcomes Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan V, at the presidential Elysee Palace for a working lunch in Paris on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

France halts Gaza refugee programme after admitting Palestinian who said ‘kill all the Jews’

By Yossi Lempkowicz

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Aerial view of St Donat's Castle, home to UWC Atlantic College (Picture: Getty)

Elite school cancels antisemitism talk over ‘emotional safety’ of students

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Lady Chief Justice Carr at the State Opening of Parliament (Image: Getty).

UK’s top judge attacks Starmer and Badenoch for ‘unacceptable criticism’ of Gaza refugee decision

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

World Jewish Relief is on a 'mission' to connect documents about Jewish refugees arriving in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with their descendants

World Jewish Relief

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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Shoah descendents learn how to apply for European citizenship at AJR event

The Association of Jewish Refugees said they were ‘honoured to enable the next generations to continue their family legacy’

By Hannah Gillott

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August 21, 2024 12:24

Representatives from German, Austrian, and Czech embassies explain the process of naturalisation to Shoah survivors and their descendants, August 18, 2024 (Credit: AJR/Adam Soller)

We cannot stand by while refugees suffer, says charity

Rabbi David Mason tells supporters of Hias+JCore that it will campaign for fairer asylum system

By Simon Rocker

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June 11, 2024 12:08

Hias+Jcore deputy director Amos Schonfield with Josh Stein, a volunteer with the Jump scheme to befriend young asylum-seekers

Board of Deputies VP candidates debate refugee policy

Contenders discussed how far the representative body should go in addressing issues such as asylum

By Simon Rocker

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April 2, 2024 12:00

Board of Deputies vice-presidential contenders: (top row from left); Denise Lester, Jeremy Michelson, Owen Power: (below): Andrew Gilbert, Adrian Cohen

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Looking after the ‘stranger’ lies at the heart of the Torah

By Simon Rocker

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February 1, 2024 15:13

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Amid the sadness in Israel, small glimmers of hope

From the Lebanese border in the far north to Eilat in the deep south, stories of wartime courage and resilience

By Gabrielle Weiniger

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December 20, 2023 15:20

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 20: People on motor scooter pass by a wall with photos of hostages taken to the Gaza Strip during the deadly Oct 7 Hamas attack on December 20, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

More than 200,000 displaced Israelis crowd into hotels after Hamas terror attack

Most of the civilians are being evacuated northern and southern communities

By Amelie Botbol

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October 26, 2023 10:33

More than 200,000 displaced Israelis crowd into hotels after Hamas terror attack

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How Eritrean street fights link to Bibi’s court reforms

Several questions also remain unanswered from the rioting

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September 7, 2023 13:01

Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. Photo by Omer Fichman/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה תומכי משטר אריתריאה פליטים דרום תל אביב כנס מבקשי מקלט עבודה

Netanyahu to consider deportations as Eritrean protest injures hundreds in Tel Aviv

Israeli police were reportedly 'surprised' by the levels of violence from refugees of the East African nation

By Daniel Ben-David

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September 3, 2023 12:30

Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. Photo by Itai Ron/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה תומכי משטר אריתריאה פליטים דרום תל אביב כנס מבקשי מקלט עבודה

Game of Thrones actress Laura Pradelska: 'My grandmother went through trauma after five years in Auschwitz'

The veteran stage actress opened up on the most recent episode of John Bishop's podcast

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June 7, 2023 15:43

Game of Thrones actress Laura Pradelska: 'My grandmother went through trauma after five years in Auschwitz'

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