UK needs to see Israeli plan for Rafah offensive, Lord Cameron says BY JN REPORTER 1,600 British Jews call for ‘robust action’ to end conflict with Hamas BY LEE HARPIN Hamas claims ready to lay down arms in two-state solution

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, April 26, 2024

Sadiq Khan apologises to Chief Rabbi for insinuating Islamophobia in response to ceasefire call criticism BY LEE HARPIN EXCLUSIVE: Labour’s London mayoral candidate reaches out to Ephraim Mirvis after claiming Jewish criticism had been influenced by his Muslim-sounding name.

UK needs to see Israeli plan for Rafah offensive, Lord Cameron says BY JN REPORTER   1,600 British Jews call for ‘robust action’ to end conflict with Hamas BY LEE HARPIN   Hamas claims ready to lay down arms in two-state solution BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL

Should British Jews publicly cut ties with Israeli government, asks peer BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Home Office minister refuses to answer ‘deeply inappropriate’ question in the House of Lords posed by Lord Singh of Wimbledon

MPs issue warning on Holocaust memorial project’s rising costs and security BY BEATRICE SAYERS Surprise at lack of consultation on choice of Westminster site where round-the-clock protection is likely to be required – at an unknown price, says select committee

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: A divisive distraction amid this crisis BY VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS The idea that the Met commissioner should resign or be removed may grab headlines but in no way reflects reality and does not help our community in the long run.

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

Downing Street under mounting pressure to restore funding to UNRWA BY LEE HARPIN

Disbelief at reports Labour may restore whip to ‘Gaza is like the Holocaust’ MP BY LEE HARPIN Kate Osamor was put under investigation in January after she likened Israel’s war with Hamas to the Final Solution

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.

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

Team Chai’s marathon efforts raise more than £22,500 BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Five runners took to the streets of London to raise vital funds for community cancer organisation

How many Jews does it take to change a lightbulb? BY DEBBIE COLLINS Solid, dependable tradespeople are a throwback to a time when we knew the postman, milkman and fishmonger by name.

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