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Major Diaspora philanthropists call on Netanyahu to end war and aid Gaza, in mass open letter

The letter is notable for garnering signatures from influential Jewish voices with a history of donations to Israel, some of whom haven't publicly commented on the nearly two-year-old war.

Activists attend a protest demanding an end to the war in Gaza, and against the humanitarian crises there, outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2025.
 The head of the Taliban government, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2025.

IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators - report

Zara store.

Next’s jeans saga looms as ASA tells Zara: no more ultra-skinny visuals

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

The worst of all worlds: The UK’s Palestinian state plan - opinion


At least 200 antisemitic incidents every month in UK in first half of 2025, CST reveals

The highest monthly total came in June 2025, with 326 incidents, which the trust pointed out coincided with the Israel-Iran war.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Erdogan urges Europe to force Israel into a two-state solution, Gaza ceasefire

"We find the recent humanitarian reactions coming from Europe, particularly from France and Britain, very valuable," Erdogan said in Ankara.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025

UK’s largest Jewish group calls Israeli aid to Gaza ‘long overdue'

The statement comes months after the group disciplined dozens of its members for signing an open letter condemning the war in Gaza in April, in a sign of how much discourse has shifted since then.

 The board of Deputies of British Jews.

UKLFI and Campaign Against Antisemitism being investigated by UK Charity Commission - report

CAGE complained that UKLFI and CAA have helped legitimise Israel’s "racist, apartheid and genocidal policies," bringing "malicious complaints... to silence pro-Palestinian voices."

Supporters of pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action hold banners and flags outside London's High Court, July 4, 2025; illustrative.

Islamic combat training camp run by pro-Hezbollah preacher takes place in UK

The Spiritual Warrior camp took place between July 30 and August 3 in Darwin Lake, Derbyshire, in England.

Camp Wilayah

Hundreds of Gazan children to be evacuated to the UK for medical treatment by NHS - report

The nearly 300 Gazan children are expected to never return back home, sources told the Sunday Times.

A doctor checks Palestinian girl Jana Ayad, who is malnourished, according to medics, as she receives treatment at the International Medical Corps field hospital, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip, June 22, 2024.

UK counterterror police arrest fifth pro-Palestine activist linked to RAF vandalism - report

The damage of two military aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was claimed by Palestine Action.

People gather outside London's High Court as Palestine Action's co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban, in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

Name 'Yahya' jumps 33 ranks to become 93rd most popular boy name in UK

Muhammad was the most popular boys name in the UK in 2024. Mohammed took number 21, Mohammad took number 53, followed by Yusuf at 67, Musa at 73, Ibrahim at 77, and as mentioned, Yahya at 93.

 A baby being cleaned up and assessed by the paediatrician after he was born.

Keir Starmer recognizing a Palestinian state means abandoning British Jews - opinion

This is not diplomacy – this is appeasement dressed up in the empty platitudes of international grandstanding.

 ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.

Gaza's strategic disaster: Israel risks leaving identity in the hands of its enemies

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Diplomatic isolation and viral imagery are shaping global perceptions. Without a coherent narrative and strategy, Israel is losing control of the story.

A Palestinian flag flies in front of Downing Street as Starmer convened an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss his government’s policies on Gaza, on Tuesday in London.

Process to recognize Palestinian state 'must begin now,' German FM says

"For Germany, the recognition of a Palestinian state comes more at the end of that process. But such a process must begin now," Johann Wadephul stated.

(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France's President Emmanuel Macron at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025