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Imogen Garfinkel

Imogen Garfinkel

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Imogen Garfinkel is a reporter at the Jewish Chronicle

You can reach her at igarfinkel@thejc.com

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Palestine Action

Government ‘concerned that Palestine Action may be funded by Iran’

Home Office officials reportedly investigating whether the activist group is being paid via regime prioxies

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Protesters show a banner reading 'We are all Palestine Action' during a Palestine Action demonstration at Trafalgar Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Getty Images)

The bestselling author compared Palestine Action's protests to the actions of the Suffragette's and the Anti-Apartheid struggle. (Photo: Flickr/Chris Boland)

Sally Rooney: ‘I admire and support Palestine Action wholeheartedly’

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Tel Aviv University Professor Rachel Sarig in her Dental Anthropology Laboratory (Photo: Tel Aviv University)

The Israeli dentist who helped identify bodies ravaged by Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack

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Sigal with her daughters Norelle (left) and Roya (right), who were murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7. (Courtesy of Sigal Shteiner Manzuri)

The day both my daughters went out to dance and never came back

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June 17, 2025 14:59

A man in Tehran cycles past a poster of slain Iranian IRGC commander Gholam Ali Rashid (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pioneering Israeli cancer research centre ‘engulfed in flames’ after Iranian attack

The world-leading university department was damaged by a barrage of missiles amid escalating conflict between the two states

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June 16, 2025 15:04

The pioneering cancer research centre at Israel's Weizmann Institute was severely damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Sunday (Image: X/@alon_mizrahi)

‘They would be looking at their granddaughters today on the Honours List’: Cousins Tracy-Ann Oberman and Claudia Winkleman awarded MBEs

Actress Oberman said the award was a ‘testament’ to her grandmother, Faye

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June 15, 2025 12:10

Tracy-Ann Oberman's grandmother, Faye (top row, fourth from left) and Claudia Winkleman's grandmother Lilly (top row, fifth from left). (Photo courtesy of Tracy-Ann Oberman via Instagram)

Donald Trump: ‘You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon’

The president warned Iran will face American might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US

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June 15, 2025 10:17

US President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for a deal to be struck between Iran and Israel to end the conflict. (Getty Images)

UK deploying more RAF fighter jets to Middle East

‘The constant message is de-escalate,’ the prime minister said

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June 15, 2025 09:35

Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he is deploying military aircraft – including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers – to the Middle East defend British interests amid the Israel-Iran conflict. (Getty Images)

Macron’s two-state solution conference to be delayed after Israeli strikes on Iran

The UN-led event was to be co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia

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June 13, 2025 16:57

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were supposed to co-chair the UN conference in New York. (Getty Images)

Israeli military official on Iran: ‘We are prepared for this to keep going on for days’

Officer says overnight offensive was ‘successful’ but stresses need to remain humble

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June 13, 2025 09:59

A bomb shelter keeps its door open as Israel braces for Iran's respond to Israel's strike on June 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Getty Images)

BBC apologises for article claiming Jews spit on Christians in ‘holiday ritual’

The corporation was also forced to correct a piece seemingly linking a group of ‘fanatical Jews’ to the 9/11 terrorists

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June 12, 2025 15:53

BBC Arabic has apologised for publishing an article suggesting that spitting on Christians is a common Sukkot tradition for observant Jews (Getty Images)

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The comedian’s gesture shocked audience members and has been labelled ‘unacceptable’ by the broadcaster

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June 12, 2025 11:05

David Walliams performed the Nazi salute twice during the recording for the Would I Lie to You? Christmas special (Getty Images)

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