Category: Jewish

(New York) Mothers of toddlers instruct their nannies to check the playground before calling out their children’s Hebrew names. Some customers use pseudonyms at Starbucks, collecting orders under “Tess” instead of “Tamara” or… Continue Reading

It speaks to the changing political climate that, back in March, Israel’s president Isaac Herzog was pictured smiling and shaking hands with the Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. A decade ago, such a photograph would have been unthinkable…. Continue Reading

A medieval cemetery hidden beneath the Barbican for hundreds of years is being brought back to life by a dedicated group of volunteers. The Jewish Square Mile project is shining a light on a beautiful, but neglected space by the remains of the… Continue Reading

A sign reading “Jews to the gas chambers” was hung on the campus of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The city is located only a few dozen kilometers from the Auschwitz concentration camp, where nearly a million Jews were murdered… Continue Reading

Counter-terrorism police have carried out a raid on the home of Asa Winstanley – a writer renowned for his anti-Israel stance and a campaign to deny antisemitism in Labour under Jeremy Corbyn. Police arrived at The Electronic Intifada… Continue Reading

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK “will not mourn” the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after Israel announced he had been killed by its military. The Prime Minister condemned the mastermind of the October 7 attacks and said his thoughts… Continue Reading

In the face of campus attacks on “Zionists” and a global backlash against the very ideology of “Zionism,” there have been calls to retire the word Zionism. The latest came from Case Western Reserve university professors

Police have interviewed two people under caution who are alleged to have been holding placards showing support for the proscribed Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah at a pro-Palestine demo in London earlier this month. Earlier this month… Continue Reading

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was at the centre of the October 7 massacre is “very likely dead”, the Israeli cabinet has been told. In a statement released by the IDF on Thursday afternoon it was confirmed:”During Israel Defence… Continue Reading

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