UK needs to see Israeli plan for Rafah offensive, Lord Cameron says BY JN REPORTER American-Israeli hostage is seen alive in apparently recent video released by Hamas BY JTA Hamas claims ready to lay down arms in two-state solution

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, April 25, 2024

Home Secretary holds talks over Jewish community safety fears BY LEE HARPIN EXCLUSIVE: James Cleverly is understood to have told Marie van der Zyl that the community must be able to ‘safely communicate their Jewishness publicly and visibly’

UK needs to see Israeli plan for Rafah offensive, Lord Cameron says BY JN REPORTER   American-Israeli hostage is seen alive in apparently recent video released by Hamas BY JTA   Hamas claims ready to lay down arms in two-state solution BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL

1,600 British Jews call for ‘robust action’ to end conflict with Hamas BY LEE HARPIN Letter signed by members of all synagogue denominations, and 40 rabbis, is sent to Lord Cameron outlining steps for UK government to take to try to end the conflict

Two hundred days: Cameron calls on Hamas to end hostages’ suffering BY LEE HARPIN   Sunak says pro-Palestine protests must be ‘policed, not just managed’ BY JN REPORTER   US Senate passes bill giving Israel £13bn in wartime aid BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA)

Home Secretary backs Met chief after antisemitism campaigner protest row BY JN REPORTER ‘There’s still work to do’, says James Cleverly after Sir Mark Rowley refuses to sanction officer for using ‘clumsy and offensive’ language

Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   Met Police chief praises ‘professional’ conduct of sergeant who stopped CAA activist BY LEE HARPIN   Downing Street under mounting pressure to restore funding to UNRWA BY LEE HARPIN

Archive reveals photos of Passover celebrations from Israel’s first decades BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) reveals rare images depicting how the celebration of Passover was observed in young Israel, between 1940-1980

Man arrested on suspicion of rape and death treats against Jewish woman to ‘avenge Palestine’ BY JN REPORTER Suspect reported to have sent a message to the Jewish woman’s mother, saying: ‘Good luck, you will never find your daughter, you will never see her again’

INTERVIEW: Back to Amy: Eddie Marsan on playing Mitch Winehouse Back to Black, the Amy Winehouse biopic, is out now, with Eddie Marsan playing the iconic singer’s father, Mitch. Here he discusses the emotional journey of bringing Amy’s story to the screen

Questions unanswered about arms exports to Israel, Commons panel chairwoman says BY JN REPORTER Ministers have faced pressure to halt arms export licences to Israel in recent weeks as the conflict in Gaza continues.

Attention all creatives.Jewish theatre needs your ideas BY JN REPORTER   TRAVEL / TRAVEL: Unmissable spring into summer holiday spots BY LOUISA WALTERS

OPINION: Here’s the thing about funny people like Larry David BY DARREN RICHMAN Journalist Darren Richman is unable to curb his enthusiasm for a legendary comic as the iconic show comes to a fitting close.

If Mitch Winehouse could spend one more day with Amy BY BRIGIT GRANT Cruelly vilified after the singer’s death, Amy’s father felt emotional watching Black to Black but says the film was not about setting records straight

Leap of faith: Judaism for the way you live and love BY RABBI JORDAN HELFMAN   Making sense of the sedra: Pesach BY RABBI JEFF BERGER