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Tehran, Iran. 19th Nov, 2023. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ALI KHAMENEI (R) visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace achievement exhibition at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University. The exhibition includes the missile, drone, defense, and space sectors. (Credit Image: © Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office via ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

UK draws up evacuation plan for Brits in Israel in case of all-out war as Biden raises hopes of averting strike

By Jenni Frazer

August 14, 2024, 2:05 pm

UK draws up evacuation plan for Brits in Israel in case of all-out war as Biden raises hopes of averting strike

The US president suggests Iranian strike can be prevented if this week's ceasefire negotiations are successful

By Jenni Frazer

August 12, 2024, 4:49 pm

Britain, France and Germany issue warning to Iran

Don't escalate regional tension, Iran leaders told

By Jenni Frazer

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this year, meets with Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on March 27 2024.

August 11, 2024, 1:50 pm

OPINION: The agonising wait for Iran’s response

British Jews have long recognised the threat to Israel’s existence posed by Iran. Little has changed in that matter over the past 15 years

By JON BOYD

Hezbollah members observing Ashura as Hassan Nasrallah speaks publicly. Credit: Stephen Gerard Kelly/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

August 5, 2024, 2:13 pm

UK military teams on standby for evacuations if Middle East violence escalates

PM's spokesperson confirms: 'We have sent extra consular, Border Force and military teams to the region to support our embassy and undertake contingency planning with the potential for exit routes out of Lebanon'

By Lee Harpin

Iranians take part in a protest against the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas, in Palestine Square in Tehran, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images via JTA)

August 1, 2024, 12:01 pm

Winners and losers in assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political leader

A rare unambiguous “mission accomplished” moment in the fight against Hamas could make things harder for some Israelis

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

Ismail Haniyeh with his wife Amal as she recovered in a Qatar hospital. April 2024.

July 31, 2024, 2:18 pm

Ismail Haniyeh: timeline of Hamas’ political leader

From a refugee camp in Gaza City to billionaire exile in Qatar, a look at the life and death of the man responsible for countless murders of Israelis and Palestinians

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 31, 2024, 8:09 am

Got him! Hamas terror leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran

The terror leader, who lived in Qatar, was in Tehran for a ceremony to instal Iran's new president

By Jewish News Reporter

It was a typically pugnacious Netanyahu speech, full of lines designed to bring the politicians from both sides of the House to their feet

July 24, 2024, 8:43 pm

Netanyahu invokes Churchill in speech to Congress, urging: ‘Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job’

“Our enemies are your enemies”, Israeli premier warns, pointing to the danger to both countries from Iran

By Jenni Frazer

July 15, 2024, 3:07 pm

Journalist who infiltrated Iranian regime is new director of We Believe In Israel

Grassroots Israel advocacy group appoints former undercover reporter Catherine Perez-Shakdam to succeed Luke Akehurst

By Michelle Rosenberg

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally at Columbia University in Manhattan.

July 10, 2024, 10:09 am

Director of national intelligence warns that Iran is funding anti-Israel protests in US

“We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters," Avril Haines said.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

A view of a ripped Israeli flag following the deadly attack by Islamist Hamas militants on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Oct. 19, 2023. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

July 2, 2024, 9:26 am

ADL joins with legal powerhouse to seek compensation for U.S. victims of Oct. 7 massacres

The plaintiffs seek compensation under a 2015 law that is meant to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism through criminal penalties and seized assets.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

June 19, 2024, 11:25 am

OPINION: Together we will prevail. We have in the past and will again

Edward MIsrahi offers a note of optimism as the war in Gaza continues, with all its ramifications for Jewish communities around the world.

By Edward Misrahi

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office via JTA)

June 19, 2024, 10:56 am

Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about’

Back and forth statements are the latest development in long-running debate over American weapons shipments to Israel

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Navid at a pro-Israel rally, Westminster. Pic: NIaz Maleknia

May 29, 2024, 12:19 pm

‘We were called Israeli as an insult’ say Iranian dissidents attacked in north London

EXCLUSIVE: Bahar and Navid were part of small group protesting at memorial ceremony honouring late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

By Michelle Rosenberg

May 22, 2024, 9:06 am

OPINION: The butcher is dead. Long live the butcher

Ibrahim Raisi, the President and ‘Butcher of Tehran’ is dead. Since democracy does not exist in Iran, a new vile, inhumane dictator will replace him, selected from either a ‘very bad or extremely bad’ list

By Afshin Payravi

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