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JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

The stories behind scientific names are revealed in the exquisitely illustrated What’s In a Name? by Alex Nogués and Guido Ferro. A mix of cartoons and clear, short narrative, this treasury of stories ...
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Greens pass ‘Zionism is racism’ motion leaving Jewish members shocked and in tears over ‘betrayal’

Vote in favour of policy is 1,022 to 813 against, as party also rejects safeguards for Jews attending Zionist synagogues ...
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Green former co-leader says it is ‘critical’ party welcomes Jewish environmentalists who identify as Zionist

Adrian Ramsay speaking on Friday, the first day of the Green Party conference in Brighton (Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images) The former leader of the Green Party said it is “critical” that his party ...
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Two Iranian men who arrived on small boats ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’

Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi alleged to have conducted ‘hostile reconnaissance’ of same shul where two died in terror attack last year ...
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Heroic Flydubai captain ‘who was attacked with axe’ invited to Israel for Independence Day

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu extends honour to Captain Smit Machchhar who defied injuries to help save 180 passengers and crew on Flight 1073 from disaster ...
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Israel election: Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party in a nutshell – and could it actually topple Netanyahu?

Israel Israel election: Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party in a nutshell – and could it actually topple Netanyahu? Formed in 2025 and led by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar is trying to ...
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Meet the Jewish Democrats opposing Trump’s war on antisemitism

Five Jewish Democratic Senators wrote to President Donald Trump last week opposing his “administration’s assault on universities,” specifically naming Harvard. They explained, “We also write as Jewish ...
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Mob vows to wear keffiyehs and confront ‘Zionists’ at Cable Street 90th anniversary event

A mob has vowed to don their keffiyehs and confront “Zionists” attending the Battle of Cable Street commemoration taking place this Sunday. A diverse collection of participant ...
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‘Off-duty British pilot helped rescue plane after cockpit stabbing’

(Illustrative) A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images) ...
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‘I put flight attacker in a chokehold, pulled up the controls and stopped the plane diving’, says brave passenger

World ‘I put flight attacker in a chokehold, pulled up the controls and stopped the plane diving’, says brave passenger Israeli Yaniv Hayun tells Benjamin Netanyahu he knew how to work the jet’s ...
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Green Party members could face racism complaints for belonging to synagogues

Jewish Green Party members could be reported to the party for racism if they belong to a synagogue, under plans to cast Zionism as racism set to be voted on at the party's annual conference this ...
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Jews face threat not shared by any other community, says police chief on anniversary of Heaton Park attack

The Jewish community faces a threat not shared by anybody else, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said as he marked the first anniversary of the terror attack on a ...