VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Life for us all has plunged into darkness;BBC news reporter quits after broadcaster refused to call Hamas ‘terrorists’;Jerry Seinfield, Mark Hamill and Gal Gadot join forces with 700+ leading names to support Israel

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, October 13, 2023

Scotland’s first minister embraces terror victim’s mum at Israel solidarity service BY LEE HARPIN In a remarkable act of solidarity with the Jewish community, Humza Yousaf MSP drew applause with his speech at the synagogue service, given while his wife’s family feared for their safety in Gaza

A message from the front line from an IDF captain BY CAPTAIN N. HAZONY IDF Captain N. Hazony sends a message to all citizens, friends, and supporters of Israel

LIVE BLOG – ISRAEL AT WAR DAY 7: Israeli death toll has now reached 1,300 Israel moves to full attack mode with ground invasion expected; Gaza border sealed; Israel tells 1.1 million Gazans to move south

Light a candle for Israel this Friday night BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG United Hebrew Congregation Leeds’ Rabbi Albi Chait calls on the community to light an extra candle to show support for the state of Israel

Community memorial for the worst tragedy to befall the Jewish people since the Shoah BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. sends private jet to Israel with IDF supplies BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The former fighter took to Instagram to say he ‘stands with Israel’ before sending a plane loaded with food and bullet-proof vests

Jerry Seinfield, Mark Hamill and Gal Gadot join forces with 700+ leading names to support Israel BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I need my daughters. I need the world to see us.’ BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Maayan Zin’s 8-year-old and 15-year-old daughters were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz and taken to Gaza on Saturday. (Viewer warning: attached video contains distressing images)

Foreign affairs committee chair claims Israel has ‘duty’ to turn back on supplies in Gaza BY LEE HARPIN   Lammy calls for ‘humanitarian access to Gaza, for food, medicines and electricity’ BY LEE HARPIN

BBC news reporter quits after broadcaster refused to call Hamas ‘terrorists’ BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Noah Abrahams, who lives in north-west London, worked for BBC Radio as a freelancer but hung up his microphone this week in protest

EXCLUSIVE: Chair of the Football Association’s Faith in Football group resigns in protest BY JENNI FRAZER Rabbi Alex Goldberg told the FA that the group will no longer continue to work with it, in protest at the FA’s stance over honouring the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Former FA chairman accuses football body of ‘tardy double standards’ for rejecting Israel Wembley tribute BY RICHARD FERRER   Campaigns expert warns against Israel war misinformation   Football Association fails to condemn Hamas terror – in stark contrast to FA President Prince William BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Life for us all has plunged into darkness BY VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS The world changed last Saturday for Jews in Israel and around the world. Perhaps forever.

CST urge community not to spread rumours BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG   Orthodox community expresses ‘deep shock and horror’ at Hamas atrocities in Israel BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Shapps confirms it is ‘very likely’ Britains are among hostages held by Hamas in Gaza BY LEE HARPIN Prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks of ‘complex situation’ involving hostages, the first time UK government appear to confirm earlier reports of Brits being taken

William and Kate ‘utterly condemn’ Hamas BY JENNI FRAZER   Chief Rabbi holds talks with King Charles over Israel crisis at Buckingham Palace BY LEE HARPIN   British Ambassador to Israel donates blood BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

PM gives CST an extra £3 million to bolster communal security after Hamas outrage BY LEE HARPIN Downing Street said the additional money will enable the CST to place additional guards at schools it supports and allow for additional security staff outside synagogues on Shabbat

Exclusive: ‘I fight down panic. I cry. I grieve. I read too much news’ BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Sunak deploys UK military to mediterranean to support Israel BY LEE HARPIN Sunak said: ‘We must be unequivocal in making sure the types of horrific scenes we have seen this week will not be repeated’

Hundreds of Brits and Israelis flypost London streets with images of Israeli kidnap victims BY JENNI FRAZER   Genocide of the Jews of Israel BY STEPHEN D SMITH   Keir Starmer: ‘We must talk honestly about the impact of Hamas terror on our country’ BY LEE HARPIN

Opinion: ‘Why I’m publicly owning my Jewishness’ BY BENJAMIN BELL Benjamin Bell felt now was the time to ‘unmask’ his Judaism in the workplace and beyond in a LinkedIn post that went viral

Opinion: ‘I have lost a friend of mine to this ongoing war’ BY JOEL HERMAN