Labour has extended the suspensions of hard-left MPs John McDonnell, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana from the parliamentary party.
In a move, predicted by Jewish News, the chief whip has taken into account their conduct since the trio were…
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Leap of faith: it’s a matter of respect
The German press declared a “handshake scandal” after the new Syrian leader refused to shake hands with the female German Foreign Minister in early January. Annalena Baebock dismissed criticism, saying she did not expect an ordinary…
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Elizabeth Tsurkov's sister: 'Biden admin kept showering corrupt Iraqi officials with cash'
Emma Tsurkov, whose sister, Elizabeth, has been held hostage by a Shia militia in Iraq since 2023 expressed hope that the Trump administration would bring her sister home: ‘Thank God a tough leader with a backbone of steel is in the White House.’
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Hearts of gold: meet the Texan inspiring thousands of volunteers in Israel
Yocheved Ruttenberg is on the phone with Jewish News hours before boarding a flight to London. The founder of Sword of Iron, arguably one of social media’s most impactful volunteering hubs for Israel post October 7th, has a packed diary…
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Making sense of the sedra: Beshalach
As I drove my eldest to school last Sunday morning, I enjoyed the stunning piece of music playing on Tim Lihoreau’s weekend breakfast show on Classic FM, prompting me to quip: “There’s nothing like a bit of Sunday morning church…
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Trump must not be allowed to torpedo the Palestinian right to remain | Israel-Palestine conflict
Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, United States President Donald Trump said Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza. When the two leaders met in the Oval Office, Trump declared that…
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‘Unfathomably horrific’ to ‘major step towards a real peace’: US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments
Reactions from partisan American Jewish groups to President Donald Trump’s proposals for Gaza — that “all” Palestinians leave and the United States “take over” the territory — began flowing in just as soon as their…
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To Israel’s far right, Trump’s proposals for Gaza keep sounding ‘better and better’
President Donald Trump cast his dramatic proposals for the future of Gaza as a boon to Palestinians. But it was the Israeli far right that received them with giddy appreciation.
“When I said this time and again during the war,…
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From Saudi Arabia to Australia and China, world leaders denounce Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza
BEIRUT — US President Donald Trump’s bombshell on Tuesday that Washington is planning to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.7 million Palestinians has been met with rejection across the Middle East and from European, Chinese and Australian…
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Contradicting Trump, Saudi Arabia says no change in its demand for Palestinian state
Within minutes of Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia threw cold water on one of the U.S. president’s pronouncements.
On Tuesday evening, when asked whether Saudi leaders were…
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