Hate crime offences against Jews in England and Wales rise by 49 % over past year..NHS to investigate health inequalities in Jewish community BY LEE HARPIN

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, October 7, 2022

Met Police drop investigation into Oxford Street Chanukah bus attack BY LEE HARPIN Exclusive: Police confirm they have closed probe into the November 2021 incident, in which men abused a bus carrying a group of young Jews, after they fail to identify the suspects

Labour confirms opposition to embassy Jerusalem move BY LEE HARPIN Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the archbishop of Westminster, also calls on Prime Minister Liz Truss to reconsider her intention to explore moving the UK’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

NHS to investigate health inequalities in Jewish community BY LEE HARPIN Probe by the NHS Race and Health Observatory follows evidence of low immunisations, high Covid-19 rates and higher breast cancer risks within the community.

INTERVIEW Glamour, grandeur and a literary festival – it must be Cliveden BY NICOLE LAMPERT As the famous hotel prepares to welcome the literary glitterati, we chat to the lady of the house, Natalie Livingstone

Sharing is saving for the new dawn of high-end holiday homes BY CANDICE KRIEGER

Ruth Smeeth tipped for Westminster return in the Lords BY LEE HARPIN Ex-MP Smeeth – an outspoken campaigner against antisemitism in Labour under Jeremy Corbyn – is reportedly on list of nominations for new peerages, which also includes businessman and Tory donor Sir Michael Hintze and Tom Watson

OPINION: Always present but never there, from Denis Thatcher to Hugh O’Leary BY DEREK TAYLOR Jewish News’ historian Derek Taylor reflects on the roles of Britain’s first husbands as Hugh O’Leary, married to Liz Truss for 22 years, settles into life on Downing Street.

RECIPE Succot Feast: Duck with an orange and summer fruit glaze BY ASHER STEFANSKY FOR KOSHER DELI A beautiful dish for the festival of bounty

ORTHODOX JUDAISM / Making Sense of the Sedra: Ha’azinu BY RABBI ALEX CHAPPER   PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM / Leap of Faith BY RABBI DANNY RICH

In landmark ruling, Spanish top court says Israel boycotts are always discriminatory BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) County’s Parliament passes legislation that bars public funding for organisations that “promote antisemitism”.

Exit of antisemitic members has left party ‘30% ahead in the polls’, Labour MP told BY LEE HARPIN Streatham MP Belle Ribeiro-Addy is criticised by comedian Matt Forde after she claimed Keir Starmer had created ‘hostile’ environment for members expelled from or who quit Labour

Uni scraps Arab-Israeli conflict course after one lecture over alleged ‘antisemitic comment’ BY ADAM DECKER   OPINION: Silwan is invisible, yet in plain view to all of Jerusalem BY ATIRA WINCHESTER   Hate crime offences against Jews in England and Wales rise by 49 % over past year BY LEE HARPIN