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Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University

Murray, who is not Jewish, was appointed as the inaugural President’s Professor of Practice, a role the university billed as bringing “a leading public intellectual into the academic setting."

BRITISH AUTHOR and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray gestures as he speaks on stage during an evening against the rise of anti-semitism in Europe, at the Theatre Antoine, in Paris on June 3, 2024.
People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

Drunk on Jew-hatred, Iran’s horrors go unmentioned - opinion

Samuel Williams, a student at Oxford University's Balliol College, was suspended by the university over the chant "put the Zios in the ground."

'Put the Zios in the ground’: Oxford University student charged for violent chant

Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his "American Comeback Tour" when he was shot in the neck and killed.

Former Oxford Union president-elect Abaraonye apologizes to Kirk family after celebrating shooting


Oxford Union debate marred by heckling: 'Apartheid' Israel committing 'genocide'

The proposition that "Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide," passed 278-59 after a debate which saw opposition speakers jeered and shouted at.

 TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.

'Unbridled Jew-hatred': Yoseph Haddad kicked out of 'anti-Israel' Oxford Union debate

"I faced insults, boos, and threats during the confrontation, but there was one thing I wasn’t willing to tolerate—the disgrace of our hostages," Haddad said about what occurred.

Footage of Yoseph Haddad being kicked out of the Oxford Union debate

Rhodes scholarship extends application deadline amid Israel conflict

Rhodes extends the deadline for Israeli applicants impacted by the war, offering two scholarships worth $320,000 each for study at Oxford.

“These are not ordinary times”: Doron Weber, National Secretary for Rhodes Israel.

Fifth-century Persian gold coins unearthed in Turkey

A cache of fifth-century BC Persian gold coins was discovered in Notion, Turkey, revealing insights into ancient life and conflict.

Bar Kochba Coins found in the Judean Desert.

Police arrest protesting students at Oxford University sit-in protest, protesters claim

British police arrested about a dozen Oxford University students during a pro-Palestinian sit-in, where protesters called for divestment from companies linked to Israel.

 TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.

Grapevine, March 8, 2024: The voice of Israel

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ILANIT MELCHIOR (left) with Michal Herzog.

Oxford University Press announces Word of the Year 2023

This year's winner means to have "style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.”

 What is it that makes people fall in love?

Roman-era military camps found in Saudi Arabian desert

Researchers believe Romans travelled by camel between the camps.

 A camel shepherd is seen in the desert at sunset in Raqqa city, Syria July 28, 2017.

Ancient Roman villa mosaic found on UK supermarket construction site

An ancient mosaic of colorful tiles and bricks was uncovered at a site intended for a future Aldi supermarket.

 Roman villa model

Israel selects its 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect

Gal Rubin and Yonatan Gideoni have been selected as Israel's 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect and have the chance to pursue their studies at Oxford.

 Doron Weber (C), standing with the two Israeli Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2023, Yonatan Gideoni (L) and Gal Rubin.