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Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

Adidas has apologised after facing a wave of criticism from anti-Israel activists for using a former IDF soldier in an advertisement. The German sportswear giant included Shalev Biton, who lost his ...
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Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

We must stop thanking this government for doing its basic duty. Extra security over the High Holy Days is not a gift from Downing Street, nor a favour for which we should be grateful while it undermin ...
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Gaza aid worker whose death sparked Israel-Belgium diplomatic incident suspected of being Hamas fighter

The Israeli embassy in Belgium has demanded an apology from Brussels over its condemnation of an IDF airstrike which killed an aid worker after new evidence emerged indicating he was a member of Hamas ...
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Downing Street rejects Mike Huckabee’s claim that Britain’s government ‘hates Jews’

Andy Burnham’s spokesperson described Israel as an ‘ally’ and ‘important strategic partner’ despite looming sanctions ...
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Argentine couple ordered to return Nazi-looted painting after it was spotted on estate agent’s website

A couple in possession of a painting looted from a Jewish art dealer must return the work to the heir of its rightful owner, an Argentine court has ruled. The work, Portrait of a Lady, by 18th-century ...
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I will not have IRGC propaganda marches on our streets, says Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate

Reform UK candidate for Mayor of London Laila Cunningham would ban marches “praising Hamas or the IRGC” and which threaten the Jewish community, she has told the JC.
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Ed Mililband’s claim about Israel blocking medicine into Gaza was incendiary – but then it was intended to be

Whatever Burnham’s government might say publicly, the charge of Jew-hatred is politically useful for them. Their pivot against the Jewish state, expected to include settlement sanctions, is built on ‘ ...
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Spades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls

This is a statement of intent,’ said the ITV presenter and co-chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation at the launch of a new exhibition on what Britain knew about the Shoah at the time ...
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Londonderry triathlon bans Israeli athletes ‘while Palestinians suffer’

A triathlon event has been criticised by the sport’s governing body in Israel for excluding Israeli athletes on the grounds of “ Palestinian suffering ”.
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Delta and United announce resumption of Israel flights ahead of High Holy Days

US carriers Delta and United are resuming service to Israel this week, following summer suspensions caused by the Iran War. The much-anticipated move, which comes just ahead of the High Holy Days, ...
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‘I’m not getting acting jobs because of Zionists,’ claims Susan Sarandon

The Oscar winner was previously dropped by a talent agency after suggesting that Jews after October 7 were ‘getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim’ in the US ...
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How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes – even when they are not directed at Jews

While Dame Maureen Lipman is pilloried and needs protection just for defending Israel’s right to live in safety, Miriam Margolyes is still celebrated after using foul epithets to describe a black man ...