SPECIAL REPORT: The peace campaigner who came to kill BY RICHARD FERRER IN KFAR AZA Richard Ferrer reveals for the first time the full story of the Gazan who, after partnering with an Israeli on a peace project, arrived at her kibbutz on 7 October to murder her

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, June 27, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: The peace campaigner who came to kill BY RICHARD FERRER IN KFAR AZA Richard Ferrer reveals for the first time the full story of the Gazan who, after partnering with an Israeli on a peace project, arrived at her kibbutz on 7 October to murder her

Labour plans change in law to make ban on Iranian military group easier BY LEE HARPIN   Jewish LGBT charity withdraws from London Pride over safety fears BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG   Starmer: I’ve taken action more serious than any Labour leader by expelling Corbyn BY LEE HARPIN

At least 80 Jewish doctors to miss GPs conference due to Rosh Hashanah clash BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Professional body with more than 50,000 members schedules gathering for 3 and 4 October

More British Jews voting Labour rather than Tory at general election, survey shows BY LEE HARPIN   StandWithUs UK appoints new chair BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Hamas supporter invited to University of Sussex pro-Palestinian encampment BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Al Jazeera journalist Shada Salhab spoke to protesting students on Tuesday

OPINION: Our rabbinic leaders should resolve and not provoke cognitive dissonance within their communities BY SIMON EDER New North London’s Rabbi Lara Haft Yom-Tov was found to have committed serious misconduct by calling Israeli politicians ‘war criminals’. So, what does ‘freedom of the pulpit’ mean for us today?

Mandelson says ‘overwhelming majority’ in Labour have ‘unwavering’ support for Israel BY LEE HARPIN Peer tells a Yom Ha’atzmaut event that he fears a two-state solution for the region was ‘further away’ today than 30 years ago

Starmer says he understands anger after Golders Green knifeman avoided prison sentence BY LEE HARPIN   ‘Tinder for politics’ App launches to help educate undecided voters BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG   Jeremy Corbyn heading for election defeat in Islington North, poll shows BY LEE HARPIN

INTERVIEW Rishi Sunak: Labour trying to ‘bully’ Israel on Palestinian recognition BY LEE HARPIN Defiant prime minister tells Jewish News he has ‘not wavered’ in his support for Israel as poll suggests a clear lead for Labour in communal voting preferences

‘We have to accept a Palestinian state. There is no other way’, says former head of Shin Bet BY SANDY RASHTY   Jews spat at and punched in sickening scenes outside LA shul BY FRANCINE WOLFISZ

All a buzz for Hebrew with return of Jewish schools network spelling bee BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG 55 students from Alma, Eden, Etz Chaim, Kerem, Sacks Morasha, Naima, and Nancy Reuben primary schools compete in annual competition

Jewish comedy front and centre at Edinburgh Fringe despite expected hostility BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Jew-O-Rama producers appeal for support to ensure the show goes on

Tribute to East End tailor’s son composer Lionel Bart at JW3 BY BRIGIT GRANT The concert has a West End line up, including Nigel Planer who was top of the charts in 1986, with The Young Ones recording of Lionel Bart’s Living Doll.