Gaza ceasefire gives Israel hope to rebuild global image

Source: Reuters A ceasefire in Gaza is raising hopes among many in Israel that the country can begin to repair its image abroad, after months of deepening isolation due to the toll of the two-year conflict. Public opinion in the West has shifted...

The Leftist Jew’s Dangerous Amnesia

There is no spectacle more tragic and infuriating than Jews waving Palestinian flags, chanting for “liberation,” and joining movements that would gladly erase them from the earth. We have seen this suicidal blindness before, and it ended in ashes...

IOC Regrets Indonesia's Decision On Israeli Athletes Amid...

Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 10:17 IST Israel confirmed its absence from the Championships in Jakarta after athletes were denied visas in a decision described by the Israel Gymnastics Federation heartbreaking. Olympic Rings, IOC Representational...

Hamas terrorists ‘should be executed by FEMALE Israeli soldiers’ as ‘final act of humiliation’ after Oct 7 slaughter

FEARLESS Israeli influencers are demanding monsters who murdered and kidnapped innocents on October 7 be executed by women as the “ultimate deterrent”. Hamas terrorists raped, tortured and killed hundreds after storming the border from Gaza – and...

Explained: Why Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from Aston Villa, if it will be reversed, and Starmer's intervention

It is not often that a decision about a football game leads to comments from the United Kingdom’s head of government and leaders from across the political spectrum. However, last night, after The Athletic revealed that supporters of Israeli...

Shabana Mahmood was told of Maccabi Tel Aviv ban plans a week ago and 'had not objected': Hamas victim likens police decision to a sign saying 'no Jews allowed'

By JASON GROVES, POLITICAL EDITOR and JACK HARDY, NEWS REPORTER and RYAN HOOPER, CRIME CORRESPONDENT Published: 21:30 EDT, 17 October 2025 | Updated: 21:34 EDT, 17 October 2025 Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were locked in an...

Ban on Tel Aviv fans and rising antisemitism

Sir, As a lifelong British citizen with a spotless record, I have been banned from attending a football match — not for any wrongdoing, but simply because I would be classed as an away fan (“Keir Starmer: We’re working to resolve ban on Maccabi...

BO WAGNER: Peace In Israel, President Trump, and salvation

It was just over two years ago that Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip invaded Israel without warning during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. Four thousand three hundred missiles were fired into Israel, paragliders and armored vehicles made...

Jewish students like me are still waiting for peace, civility on U.S. campuses

OPINION While the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has brought hope to Jewish students like me this week, I wish I could say similar progress toward civil discourse and peace is being made between the two sides at the University of Missouri. Despite our...

Revealed: UK Foreign Office staff pushed for Israel trip despite suspension of trade talks

The Foreign Office recommended that David Lammy endorse a trade mission to Israel, days after he suspended trade talks and rebuked the country’s government, internal documents reveal. In an unusual move, officials asked for ministerial advice over...

Susan Stamberg, groundbreaking Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

JTA — When Susan Stamberg first sat behind the microphone to host a newfangled broadcasting venture called National Public Radio, in 1972, some board members had a concern: She sounded too Jewish. Though that wasn’t quite how they tended to phrase...

UK government aims to reverse Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Villa match

THE UK government has pledged to do everything possible to allow all fans to attend the upcoming Europa League match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. This commitment follows significant anger over a Safety Advisory Group decision to ban...

Three More Israelis Caught in Koh Phangan Illegal Business Sweep

KOH PHANGAN — Police have arrested three Israeli nationals and five Thai and Myanmar workers in a continuing crackdown on illegally operated nominee businesses on the resort island of Koh Phangan, where foreign investors use Thai proxies to skirt...

Erdogan’s Gaza dream, Israel’s nightmare: Turkey’s growing role in the postwar Middle East

Now, as the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan advances and talks move toward a second phase of the agreement, Turkey’s involvement is no longer in question. By Trump’s initiative, Ankara was brought into the negotiations...

Jewish Studies director replacement ‘unprecedented,’ students and faculty say

IU Chancellor David Reingold replaced Mark Roseman, former director of the Borns Jewish Studies program, in August. He tapped Günther Jikeli, a Germanic and Jewish Studies professor and Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism...

British woman held hostage by Hamas hits out at 'outrageous decision' to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans: 'What has become of the UK!'

A British-Israeli woman who was held captive by Hamas for more than a year has hit out at the "outrageous decision" to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an Aston Villa match. Emily Damari said she wonders "what exactly has become of UK...

Turkey ready to help rebuild Gaza, but tensions with Israel could be a barrier

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey wants to take part in rebuilding Gaza and is ready to join a peacekeeping force once the fighting ends, however analysts warn strained relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv could stand in the way....

US court bars Israeli spyware firm from targeting WhatsApp users

The judge ruled NSO caused ‘irreparable harm’ to Meta, but said an earlier award of $168m in damages was ‘excessive’. Published On 18 Oct 202518 Oct 2025 A United States judge has granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker the NSO Group...

Days of joy a demonstration of Israel’s leadership, courage

Simchat Torah is the most celebratory time of the Jewish New Year. On October 7, 2023, it was a day of utter and complete horror. Israel was invaded by Hamas forces which poured into the nation from Hamas ruled Gaza. By October 8, 2023, many in...

IAN AUSTIN: As a die-hard Aston  Villa fan for years now, I've never been so angry and appalled by this ban on an Israeli team

A season-ticket holder for longer than I care to remember, I can measure out my life in the great games of Aston Villa. Standing on the terraces at Villa Park – or, these days, sitting there with my equally fanatical sons – I love it all the same....