Trump calls Biden ‘a very bad Palestinian’ as Israel, antisemitism feature in a disjointed debate;3,000 children’s shoes back on display at Auschwitz after conservation;OPINION: This election, the Jewish vote is remarkably similar to the UK population

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, June 28, 2024

Trump calls Biden ‘a very bad Palestinian’ as Israel, antisemitism feature in a disjointed debate BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA) The CNN debate left many Democrats wondering whether Biden should remain the party’s candidate in November.

At least 100 Jewish doctors to miss GPs conference due to Rosh Hashanah clash BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG   Labour plans change in law to make ban on Iranian military group easier BY LEE HARPIN   Hamas supporter invited to University of Sussex pro-Palestinian encampment BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

3,000 children’s shoes back on display at Auschwitz after conservation BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG ‘They remain the footprints of child victims,’ says museum at return of ‘sacred’ evidence of Nazi war crimes

OPINION: This election, the Jewish vote is remarkably similar to the UK population BY DR JONATHAN BOYD British Jews are influenced by the same political developments, troubled by the same problems, and affected by the same challenges as everyone else in the country

Making diversity work: how the Hebrew U is adapting during the Gaza war BY BEATRICE SAYERS The professor of social work tasked with improving inclusion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wishes Israel would do as she does, by giving opportunity to everyone

OPINION:The moment I knew Labour’s major antisemitism problems were in the past BY ADAM WAGNER Barrister Adam Wagner reveals Labour has passed a test he himself had set for the party to prove it was serious about tackling anti-Jewish racism

The path to Downing Street runs through Hendon BY JENNI FRAZER North-West London seat fierce battleground between Labour and Tories

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?

OPINION: The whole community is invited to dance with us at London Pride BY DAVID AND MAX We refuse to allow Jews to be edged out of spaces – so we’re throwing a Jewish LGBT+ Pride event of our own

Vanessa the dresser BY LOUISA WALTERS Vanessa Feltz loves frocks and has launched her own collection line that celebrates colour, comfort and femininity

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