Israeli envoy: ‘Pro-terror’ protests should worry all New Yorkers;US sanctions Israeli nonprofit that supports settlers in new round of penalties;Plans unveiled for UK’s 7 October commemoration

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, August 30, 2024

Labour minister claims she got preferential hospital care because she voted for Gaza ceasefire BY LEE HARPIN Jess Phillips has reportedly claimed she was looked on favourably at a packed Birmingham hospital because the doctor was ‘Palestinian’

Israeli envoy: ‘Pro-terror’ protests should worry all New Yorkers BY LUKE TRESS (JTA)   US sanctions Israeli nonprofit that supports settlers in new round of penalties   Plans unveiled for UK’s 7 October commemoration BY JENNI FRAZER

Palestine activist who praised ‘incredible Oct 7 infiltration’ arrested by counter-terrorism police BY LEE HARPIN Family of Sarah Wilkinson claim she was detained for ‘content that she has posted online’

Scottish newspaper ‘demonises’ MP with ‘Zionist’ front page BY LEE HARPIN

Tory MP told ‘get a grip’ after using Holocaust poem to condemn smoking plan BY LEE HARPIN Board urges Conservative MP Esther McVey to delete ‘repugnant’ post using Martin Niemoller’s First They Came For poem to criticise Keir Starmer over smoking ban

International aliyah figures surge despite Gaza war BY JENNI FRAZER Between January and July 323 British Jews emigrated to Israel, compared with 214 for the same time period last year

Largest-ever Jewish virtual speed dating event draws 6,000 participants BY LOUISA WALTERS Nearly half of participants have a second ‘date’ lined up

Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo, Israel’s first Paris Paralympics medal BY JACOB GURVIS (JTA) Yasur defeated Turkish opponent Ali Can Ozcan by a score of 19-12 in the gold medal match

OPINION: Cyber warfare and the ideological assault on freedom BY CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM The fight against Iran’s influence is not just Israel’s struggle. It is a battle for the integrity of all democracies, writes the executive director of We Believe In Israel

First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem BY JN REPORTER The 2700 year-old seal was discovered in the Davidson Archaeological Garden, just south of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City

At 28, Ireland’s new Chief Rabbi is leading an ageing population in time of turmoil BY SHIRA LI BARTOV (JTA) Yoni Wieder on leading Ireland’s Jews, how they have been shaped by the Israel-Hamas war and how they are thinking about their place in Ireland.