SPECIAL REPORT: ‘I dug my family from the rubble… my son died in my arms’;UK aid went to social media site that glorified Hamas attack on Israel;We can’t let connecting faiths fall victim to deliberate smears and fearmongering

 

THE DAILY EDITION Monday, April 22, 2024

Keir Starmer: I know this year Passover will feel different BY LEE HARPIN In a Pesach message to the community the Labour leader is filmed visiting Alyth Synagogue in north London

Iranian dissidents say they’re fighting the same enemy as Jews BY JENNI FRAZER   Minister backs Met chief after calls for him to quit over protest row BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   Israel’s credit rating downgraded over fears of regional escalation BY CANDICE KRIEGER

Rishi Sunak: 7 October has left empty seats at the Seder table for too many families BY LEE HARPIN In his Pesach message the prime minister says his thoughts are with ‘those who lost loved ones in the Hamas terror atrocity’

Masorti rabbi calls Israeli politicians war criminals in ‘justice-oriented’ Haggadah supplement BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Poll: Majority of Israelis want to see end of Netanyahu coalition BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL Nearly 62% agree that the time has come for those who were responsible for the failure of October 7 to resign from their positions.

Charity watchdog investigates woman over possible pro-Hamas news network funding BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

‘I’m desperate to find a live kidney donor,’ says 52-year-old facing renal failure BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Sharon Caplan from Borehamwood has had Crohn’s disease since she was 12. She’s had 30 operations and estimates she has nearly died ‘three or four times’

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘I dug my family from the rubble… my son died in my arms’ BY ETAN SMALLMAN The testimonies of Ukraine’s Jews, many of them Holocaust survivors, have been preserved in a powerful new project

NUS conference is broken beyond repair, say Jewish students BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG   UK aid went to social media site that glorified Hamas attack on Israel BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   OPINION: We can’t let connecting faiths fall victim to deliberate smears and fearmongering BY LAURA MARKS

OPINION: Empowering Iranians: a non-military solution for Israel’s security BY DR NADER FALLAH AND MR AFSHIN PAYRAVI Iranians, who have already demonstrated their bravery in fighting the brutal regime, must be empowered to topple the regime in Tehran without a single shot needing to be fired.

Israel’s military intel chief resigns over October 7 ‘leadership responsibility’ BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL Nearly 62% of Israelis agree that that the time has come for those who were responsible for the failure of October 7 to resign from their positions.

The puppets doing their bit for Jewish Charity BY BRIGIT GRANT Impact’s racy musical Avenue Q set to raise eyebrows and funds for Camp Simcha

WIN: a Miele CM5310 coffee machine worth £1,119! With this stylish coffee maker you can have two cups at once

Attention Jewish pet owners, this is for you… BY BRIGIT GRANT Canine charity, grooming, bark mitvahs and rosettes to be won