Amnesty UK backs senior staff member who said London suicide protest over Gaza would be a ‘supreme act’;VP Harris calls on immediate ceasefire, demands Israel ‘significantly’ increase Gaza aid

 

THE DAILY EDITION Monday, March 4, 2024

Amnesty UK backs senior staff member who said London suicide protest over Gaza would be a ‘supreme act’ BY BEATRICE SAYERS EXCLUSIVE: Charity’s economic affairs programme director Peter Frankental said US airman’s self-immolation ‘communicates a strong message’

VP Harris calls on immediate ceasefire, demands Israel ‘significantly’ increase Gaza aid BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL   Pro-Palestine protesters deny extremism as they target Barclays BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   6 House Dems, back from Israel, accuse Netanyahu of ‘utter disregard for Palestinian lives’ BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA)

Anti-tank missile attack from Lebanon leaves 1 killed, 7 wounded in northern Israel BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL The anti-tank missile hit foreign workers in northern Galilee.

Three arrested after Jewish rep openly taunted at Newham Council meeting BY LEE HARPIN   Racist white supremacist ‘with Nazi tendencies’ jailed after sticker campaign BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

UK ministers urged to ban MPs engaging with pro-Palestine groups BY LEE HARPIN Lord Walney urges Rishi Sunak to back move for MPs to take ‘zero tolerance approach’ to PSC until they get their house in order and cut the hate from their marches.

Chancellor: Line being crossed with intimidatory pro-Palestine protests BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Jeremy Hunt said he had heard from Jewish people who were fearful to leave their homes during the demonstrations as he called for the British virtue of tolerance to be restored.

1.55 minutes for 155 days: Shofars and whistles to be blown for the 134 hostages in Gaza BY JN REPORTER   Suspended head of online safety at Ofcom ‘chooses to leave’ watchdog BY JENNI FRAZER

Second Israeli song entry for Eurovision in dispute as contest deadline approaches BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG (JTA) The European Broadcasting Union, which runs the competition, declined to accept the first song Israel submitted.

Police to return lost Sim card of JFS schoolgirl who killed herself after bullying BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Mia Janin’s family requested the return of the card for her main phone and a second handset, but officers had been ‘unable to locate them’

Lord Sugar revives Amstrad brand with new marketing agency led by grandson BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The business mogul has bought back the rights to the household brand name for new agency Amstrad Digital.

More security for Tracy-Ann Oberman following death threats BY NICOLE LAMPERT Currently starring as Shylock in the West End, the actor who fights hate has become a target of it

Student walkers fly high on Underground BY JENNI FRAZER More than 120 teens walked to almost every tube station to raise funds for knife crime charity

Shtisel Star hits the West End stage BY JN REPORTER Shira Haas is one of the most successful stars of the beloved Israeli series and now she’s in a London musical

Who, What & Where? Fawlty Towers’ new Jewish star and more BY BRIGIT GRANT