Isaac Herzog assures Congress Israeli democracy is ‘sound, strong, and resilient’.. There is concern in Washington over Netanyahu’s coalition and its efforts to hobble Israel’s judiciary, after far-right and strictly-Orthodox ministers complained about judges.

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, July 20, 2023

Feigned outrage? Board of Deputies member who quit over its opposition to migration bill expressed his ‘UNWAVERING SUPPORT’ just months ago BY LEE HARPIN Khaled Hassan told the Jewish Chronicle he resigned after accusing Marie Van der Zyl of “political grandstanding”. But Jewish News can reveal Hassan penned a glowing letter in March fully backing her stance and even condemned those “silencing” the Board on the issue.

United Synagogue instructs shuls to remove old siddurim thanking child sex abuser BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   Rabbinical court rules rabbi accused of sexual misconduct should not hold positions of authority BY JTA

Charity Commission offers JNF UK ‘guidance on social media usage and trustee conduct’ BY LEE HARPIN Eighteen months after launching a compliance case against the communal charity, following chair Samuel Hayek’s anti-Muslim remarks, the Charity Commission confirms this is now concluded

ORT Jump Israel apprentice final takes place in Jerusalem BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Isaac Herzog assures Congress Israeli democracy is ‘sound, strong, and resilient’ BY ADAM DECKER There is concern in Washington over Netanyahu’s coalition and its efforts to hobble Israel’s judiciary, after far-right and strictly-Orthodox ministers complained about judges.

Britain’s new Israel ambassador sets out stall in first public appearance BY JENNI FRAZER Simon Walters said that being brought up in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles had given him a keen awareness of the dangers of sectarianism.

Jewish groups around the world pile pressure on Bertelsmann to drop Waters BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   GB News presenter accused of sharing ‘antisemitic myth’ about Jews and Covid BY LEE HARPIN

End of Round 2 in Israel’s Battle of the (emergency medical) Hotlines BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Judges rule in favour of United Hatzalah after Magen David Adom’s latest attempt to simplify the country’s medical dispatching

North American educators build Rabbi Sacks’ teachings into their curricula BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Programme coordinated by the foundation of the late former Chief Rabbi, whose values and wisdom will help teachers across the continent

SPECIAL REPORT: Rosenberg sets the early pace in battle for the Board BY STEPHEN ORYSZCZUK Former Labour councillor eyes the top job but other potential candidates including current vice-president Amanda Bowman look strong.

JLM appoint Lubner as new south of England organiser as membership grows BY LEE HARPIN Jack Lubner, ex-president of Cambridge University’s Jewish Society, and a long-time Jewish Labour Movement supporter has started in the new role with appointment for the north of country expected later this year

Pleas for direct bus route connecting London’s big Jewish communities BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Netanyahu to visit Morocco after Israel recognises country’s claim to Western Sahara BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA) “The invitation was sent in a warm, personal letter in which His Majesty thanked Israel for its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara,” Netanyahu’s office said.

Ancient Israeli oil lamps missing for three years believed to be in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Lily Ebert’s great-grandson in Hungary to get her brother’s holy book BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Dov Forman, 19, goes to the birthplace of his elderly relative, who survived Auschwitz, to help with a special hospital visit

The grape is king at Anglo-Israel wine tasting event in London’s Pall Mall BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER VIPs clink glasses in glamourous surrounds as guests toast 75 years since the State of Israel was founded