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1 month ago | 
thejc.com | Imogen Garfinkel |Lorin Bell-Cross
“The British public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security, including taking action in the Border Security Bill to give the police and immigration officers stronger powers to act where anyone poses a threat.” A Downing Street spokesman said: “the British public can be assured that we rigorously pursue the deportation of anyone who could pose a risk to our national security.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Imogen Garfinkel
Chief Rabbi and other faith leaders commit to dialogue amid difficult Muslim-Jewish relations following October 7
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Joshua Marks |Imogen Garfinkel |Eliana Jordan |Ellie Grant
Ten Israelis have been wounded after a terrorist opened fire at a military checkpoint near the village of Tayasir in the West Bank this morning. Two of those injured remain in critical condition in hospital after the army post was stormed by a gunman wearing a green combat vest.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Lorin Bell-Cross |Jay Deitcher |Josh Kaplan |Imogen Garfinkel
MPs, including a former home secretary, have told the JC that the sentencing of Daniel Khalife on Monday – for spying and escaping prison – show the need to take the threat posed by Iran to the UK seriously. The 23-year-old former soldier escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south-west London in September 2023 by clinging to the underside of a food delivery truck, sparking a city-wide manhunt.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Imogen Garfinkel |Eliana Jordan |Ellie Grant |Jane Prinsley
An impossible Judean date palm grows in Kibbutz Ketura of the Arava Valley, deep in the Negev Desert. Named Methuselah, the palm grew from 2,000-year-old seed excavated from the ancient fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea. Arching over 11 feet high, Methuselah is a botanical miracle in a desert oasis, marking the reincarnation of a long-extinct biblical tree to Israel. The date palm isn’t the only miracle in Ketura.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jacob Jaffa |Imogen Garfinkel |Jane Prinsley |Ellie Grant
Major General (reserve) Eyal Zamir has been designated to replace Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) chief of staff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday night. Zamir, 59, is the current director general of Israel’s Defence Ministry and will assume his new post on March 6. He has previously served as deputy chief of staff (2018 to 2021), and before that, he led the Southern Command from 2015 to 2018.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jacob Jaffa |Imogen Garfinkel |Ellie Grant |Jane Prinsley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Sunday morning, emphasising the importance of his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion International Airport, Netanyahu described the visit as a “testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance” and his “personal friendship” with Trump. I’m leaving for a very important meeting with @realDonaldTrump in Washington.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jacob Jaffa |Jane Prinsley |Imogen Garfinkel |Ellie Grant
Released hostage Yarden Bibas was tormented by his Hamas captors about the fate of his wife and children during 484 days in captivity, according to reports after his release yesterday. On the 14th day of the ceasefire-hostage deal, Yarden, 35, was released alongside Ofer Calderon, 54, in a staged handover in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. A couple of hours later, American Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, was later handed over to the Red Cross at Gaza City Airport.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jacob Jaffa |Imogen Garfinkel |Ellie Grant |Jane Prinsley
Hamas has freed two hostages this morning but has delayed the release of the third listed for today. Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas have been handed over to Red Cross officials and will return to Israel after 484 days in Gaza. But American-Israeli Keither Siegel, who has been the subject of strong lobbying from Washington, did not appear to be part of the release party.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jane Prinsley |Imogen Garfinkel |Ellie Grant |Simon Rocker
Emergency services have tackled a fire after it tore through a synagogue in Greater Manchester. Emergency services tackled the blaze at the Satmar V'Yoel Moshe synagogue, which was extinguished by 9.30pm on Friday night. Enormous plumes of smoke from the Orthodox shul on Northumberland Street could be seen across Salford on Friday evening. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said the fire was extinguished by 9.30pm, and fire crews will remain on the scene overnight.
