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Mahmoud al-Abyari, a United Kingdom-based senior leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

August 9, 2026, 7:27 pm

Muslim Brotherhood chief linked to Hamas funding tracked down to north-west London address

Living in Willesden, north-west London, Mahmoud Al-Abyari has denied funding Hamas and dismissed the US sanctions against him as 'false' and 'without proof'

By Lee Harpin

Photo credit: Erez Uzir, Courtesy of Birthright Israel

August 7, 2026, 5:43 pm

Birthright brings 1,700 young Jews from around the world together for Israel party

Cultural experience in Tel Aviv featured performances by DJ Itay Galo and Eurovision superstars Netta Barzilai and Eden Golan

By Michelle Rosenberg

August 7, 2026, 5:39 pm

Laniado develops Israel’s first autism-friendly paediatric emergency department

Virtual reality headsets, acoustic insulation and a sensory-adapted treatment room set to transform emergency care for children with autism

By Michelle Rosenberg

Crocodiles at the ancient hot springs of Hamat Gader. Photo: Wikipedia

August 7, 2026, 5:16 pm

Israeli court delays Ben-Gvir’s plans for an Israeli ‘Crocodile Alcatraz’

The Israeli security minister has proposed using the animals to help guard Palestinian prisoners involved in the 7 October massacres

By Deborah Danan

Settlers burned cars, field and property belonging to Palestinians in the West Bank in response to a deadly terror attack that left four Israelis killed. June 20, 2023. Courtesy: Twitter.

August 7, 2026, 1:44 pm

We cannot be bystanders to settler violence in the West Bank

The conduct of such extremists makes the present more dangerous and hope for the future more tenuous

By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

August 7, 2026, 12:16 pm

UK-sanctioned Israeli settler charged over killing of Palestinian Oscar film activist

Yinon Levy faces reckless manslaughter charge over the shooting of teacher and father-of-three Odeh Hathaleen in the West Bank

By Annabel Sinclair

August 7, 2026, 11:42 am

Charity Commission probes Al-Khair Foundation over alleged Hamas links

The charity has denied any wrongdoing and states that it is cooperating fully with the Commission’s investigation

By Lee Harpin

El-Sayed at a campaign event at Michigan Technological University in 2025 (Photo: Conlan Houston)

August 7, 2026, 11:22 am

Kamala Harris urges support for controversial Michigan senatorial candidate

Abdul El Sayed, who holds a strong anti-Israel stance, narrowly won a bitterly fought Democratic primary battle in the US state this week

By JN Reporter

Israeli mother and daughter recovering in hospital following the alleged attack in Thailand. Credit: Ynet

August 7, 2026, 11:01 am

Israeli mother and daughter seriously injured in alleged antisemitic attack in Thailand

French passport holder arrested after the women were hospitalised following an attack near a waterfall on the island Koh Phangan

By Annabel Sinclair

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, alongside their grandson on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, Aug. 5, 2026.(Chaim Goldberg/Flash 90)

August 7, 2026, 10:51 am

Herzl’s grandparents are reburied in Jerusalem, fulfilling Zionist leader’s final wish

'When Zion brings her children home, she also brings home their forebears,' said one leader involved in the effort

By Theia Chatelle JTA

Palestinians and armed Israeli civilians during the confrontation near Tel in Samaria. Photo: X

August 7, 2026, 10:50 am

The situation in the West Bank has entered a new, even grimmer phase

I believe people in a position to act need to have a serious conversation about what might be coming, for the sake of Palestinians, Israelis and Jews around the world alike.

By Mohammad Asideh

Nigel Farage speaks at Reform Jewish Alliance launch

August 7, 2026, 10:41 am

Restore Britain co-founder sparks anger with Farage ‘bought’ by Jews post

Reform Jewish Alliance chair Gary Mond condemns Charlie Downes post

By Lee Harpin

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against the "Great Israel Real Estate" event at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on May 5, 2026, in New York City. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)

August 7, 2026, 10:13 am

US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect prayer goers from protests

'The First Amendment guarantees every American the right to freely exercise their faith,' Senator Ted Cruz said.

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

A group of men gathered outside a hotel housing Jewish teenagers in Bansko, Bulgaria. Credit: X

August 6, 2026, 4:52 pm

Jewish teenagers targeted with Nazi salutes and ‘Sieg Heil’ chants outside Bulgarian hotel

Police removed the black-clad group from the Bansko hotel, but they reportedly returned after officers had left

By Annabel Sinclair

August 6, 2026, 4:45 pm

Israeli researchers uncover Viagra’s potential to control cancer

Weizmann Institute of Science finds active ingredient in the drug disrupts spread by stopping cholesterol

By Michelle Rosenberg

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