Torah reading: why specify the obvious?

Lineage The sidra begins, "Say to the kohanim the descendants of Aaron". The definition of the kohanim as descending from Aaron seems too obvious to...

City on track towards Premier title

Premier League pacesetters Manchester City moved closer to the title with a 1-0 win against Chelsea. Midfield maestro Kevin de Bruyne fired home a stunning...

Religious slaughter hearing at European Court of Justice – Joint statement from President of...

With the hearing at the European Court of Justice into the legality of measures adopted by Belgium’s Flanders and Wallonia regions banning religious slaughter...

Staggering anti-Israel poll

One in 20 Britons support expelling Jews from the Middle East in a disturbing YouGov poll. Jewish organisations are alarmed by the latest polling of...

UN vote isolates Israel

Israel will continue its operation to destroy Hamas despite a non-binding United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and...

Border force detain Israeli brothers

The Home Office is investigating claims that Border Force staff at Manchester Airport detained two Israeli brothers because of their passports. Neria and Daniel Sharabi,...

Hackney arson suspect charged

Jewish organizations have welcomed the Metropolitan Police's decision to charge a man with arson following a fire at a property in Hackney, east London. Ian...

Israel-US tensions remain over Rafah operation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the War cabinet during a whistle-stop Middle East tour on Friday....

What sort of Jewish state?

The Palestinians and the world are not stupid. They know quite well that we are a Jewish and democratic State. Their deeds leave no...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman writes to police chiefs asking them to provide reassurance to...

10 October 2023 Dear all, You will be aware of, and no doubt share my disgust at, the barbaric terrorist attacks we’ve seen committed against Israel...

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