Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Thousands of ultra-orthodox protest looming army enlistment;Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote;7 Holocaust museums condemn vandalism against one of their own after police say it wasn’t a hate crime

 

THE DAILY EDITION
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
 
Streeting: Keir’s wife’s family have Jewish heritage and try to keep Fridays special
BY LEE HARPIN
Wes Streeting accused Tories of desperately ‘slinging mud’ at Labour leader after criticising his pledge to keep Friday evening with his wife and kids special
 
Conservatives spark anger after criticising Starmer over family Friday nights pledge
BY LEE HARPIN
 
Rabbi Tory candidate branded ‘child killer’ after being invited to mosque
BY LEE HARPIN
 
Rishi Sunak ‘proud’ to be the first UK prime minister to deploy military to defend Israel
BY JUSTIN COHEN
 
Top business leaders set out their hopes for new government
BY CANDICE KRIEGER
With Labour looking set to be elected, Sir Martin Sorrell, Linda Plant and the chief economist at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors are among those who tell Candice Krieger their hopes and expectations from the new leadership
 
Tory student group apologises after footage shows members dancing to Nazi song
BY LEE HARPIN
 
Harrow East Tory candidate facing questions over rabbi endorsement on leaflet
BY LEE HARPIN
 
7 Holocaust museums condemn vandalism against one of their own after police say it wasn’t a hate crime
BY ANDREW LAPIN (JTA)
The vandalism involved the phrase “Genocide in Gaza” being written over a photograph of a child Holocaust survivor.
 
New Board of Deputies president takes inspiration from Elvis in leadership vision
BY JENNI FRAZER
Phil Rosenberg pledges, “A little less conversation, a little more action” at first plenary session of his presidency
 
Mother of Noa Argamani dies after battling brain cancer
BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL
Liora Argamani spent her final days alongside her daughter Noa, who returned from captivity, and her close family’ Ichilov Hospital said. 






 
OPINION: It’s time for change in the Government’s relationship with faith communities
BY LAURA MARKS
Why I have hope in these otherwise depressingly tormented times, writes Laura Marks
 
‘Send Shin Bet chief home’: Fury over release of Al Shifa Hospital director from prison
BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL
 
Netanyahu reiterates support for Biden ceasefire proposal as demonstrations continue
BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL
 
Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote
BY BEN SALES (JTA)
 
Thousands of ultra-orthodox protest looming army enlistment
BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL
Demonstrators also threw rocks at an ultra-orthodox minister’s car as he drove past the really in Jerusalem

 
Love letters to Israel: stars raise £960k with historic literary homage
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG
Debra Messing, Eden Golan, Michael Aloni and Maureen Lipman share words of Golda Meir, Winston Churchill, Maimonides and fallen IDF soldiers in emotional fundraiser for Kibbutz Be’eri
 
ADL joins with legal powerhouse to seek compensation for U.S. victims of Oct. 7 massacres
BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA)
The plaintiffs seek compensation under a 2015 law that is meant to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism through criminal penalties and seized assets.
 
The victims of October 7 live on through a beautiful food-related project
BY JOANNA NISSIM
Tel Aviv’s ASIF founder launched A Place at the Table to honour victims’ memories
 
‘Don’t blend in to the curtains’ says Vanessa the dresser
BY LOUISA WALTERS
 
OPINION: Happy blazing birthdays to the incomparable Mel Brooks
BY DARREN RICHMAN

 

#6 My Heart Undressed: Pickin' Mulberries Every decision, seen or unseen by people (but always by God), affects someone, somewhere, to some degree. As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we don’t get to do whatever we want. JUL 2

 

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