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Forensic probe finds leadership failures at Roedean School as board chair resigns

Concerns raised by a number of students prior to a tennis match were not managed through appropriate leadership processes

An  Israeli soldier sits on a tank before entering into the Gaza Strip on April 10, 2024 in Southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world

The national liberation ideology of Zionism is not a problem. Its colonist, racist premise of exclusivity and the eradication or subjugation of the Palestinian populations is

People attending a demonstration to show solidarity with Israel and against anti-semitism hold up photographs of hostages taken by Hamas on October 22, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Thousands of people attended the event in front of the Brandenburg Gate as the conflict between Hamas and Israel continues to range following the deadly October 7 incursions by Hamas fighters from Gaza into Israel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Listen carefully for the echoes of anti-Semitism

History has taught us that Jews can easily become potential targets of violent retaliation

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty)

Poland’s president signs controversial Holocaust bill into law

The law sets fines or a maximum three-year jail term for anyone who describes Nazi German death camps like Auschwitz-Birkenau as being Polish

A picture taken on October 13

Historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh sees revival

The Jewish area of Moroccan tourist gem Marrakesh is seeing its fortunes revived as visitors flock to experience its unique culture and history.

Jewish studies teacher Adina Roth believes that modern values such as feminism may save religion from the very worst parts of itself.

Make the bat mitzvah more than ‘lite’

The very act of a girl reading from the Torah can shake Judaism out of its patriarchal stronghold and inspire her to become involved in the religion.

Ultra-orthodox Jewish men praying.

Ultraorthodox men create chaos on plane over women

Ultraorthodox Jewish men are disrupting El Al flights, causing the carrier to be criticised for allowing it.

You can be Jewish and anti-Zionist

As Israel turns 65, academics question the ideology behind the nation’s right to self-determination.

An Israeli woman protests against xenophobia in Hatikva

Nothing particularly Israeli about xenophobia

No society is perfect and it is valid to criticise a country for actions that contravene the principles of basic human rights.

Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara will work to repatriate Ivorians from Israel

Jewishness of Israel fuels xenophobia

Ethnocentric nationalism means that African workers lack rights and are targeted in attacks, writes Heidi-Jane Esakov.

Israel’s schools slammed for underperforming

A growing chorus of critics has warned that Israel’s educational mix will compromise the country’s ability to continue generating dazzling technology.

German Jews ‘ashamed’ of Holocaust-like protest in Israel

Germany’s Jewish community has expressed shock after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars.

Jewish gender segregation campaign turns violent

Extra Israeli police patrolled the streets of Jerusalem after a campaign by ultra-Orthodox Jews to segregate men and women erupted in violence.

Obama banks a cool $5m in one-day campaign blitz

Obama’s approach to Israel questioned

Barack Obama has stepped up a counter attack against Republican opponents charging that he has short-changed Israel’s security.

Wounds of dispossession reopened

Wounds of dispossession reopened

In the golden light of a spring evening, Yacoub Odeh climbs through knee-high grass to the ruin that was his childhood home.

The mosque next door

The mosque next door

In the traditionally Jewish suburb of Houghton, a towering mosque has been in the making for years next door to a tiny shul.