As Jews face the deadly menace of antisemitism, they should not be alone. It’s time for their fellow Britons to step up

For me, it’s mostly sadness. Among others, the overriding emotion is fear. For some, it’s anger. It was certainly anger that was most vividly on display in Golders Green after the stabbing on Wednesday of two men, both Jews, in the broad daylight of a spring day – much of that fury directed at the government. When the prime minister came to visit, they shouted: “Keir Starmer, Jew harmer.”

I understand that fury, even if I think it’s aimed at the wrong address. British Jews are angry because this was just the latest in a spate of attacks that has included, among other incidents, the torching of ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity and the attempt to burn down not one but two synagogues, all in the course of a few weeks. Jews want those in charge, the government, to make it stop.

Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist

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• World No 1 swats aside Arthur Fils at the Madrid Open

• Raducanu works with coach who helped her to US Open

Jannik Sinner has become the youngest man to reach the final of all nine Masters 1000 tournaments after swatting aside Arthur Fils at the Madrid Open.

The world No 1 follows Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in completing the set and, at 24, has done so at a younger age than his illustrious predecessors – taking a year off Djokovic’s record.

Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in Eldoret

Hugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya.

Sabastian Sawe, who stunned the world when he clocked 1h 59m 30s in the London Marathon last weekend, flew in a Kenyan military plane normally reserved for special operations on Thursday to his home region of western Kenya.

Former One Direction member cancelled US shows after recent hospitalization for an unspecified illness

Zayn Malik, the former One Direction musician, has cancelled all US dates for his upcoming tour following hospitalization for an unspecified illness.

Malik wrote in an Instagram story: “To my fans: Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health. I’ve felt it, and it’s meant the world. I’ve been at home recovering and I’m doing well and will be better and stronger than before.

In the six months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, more than 800 civilians have been killed and living conditions have remained dire. Meanwhile, Palestinians in the West Bank face a surge in violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers. While the world’s attention has turned to the war in Iran, is there any end to the suffering in sight? Annie Kelly speaks to the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison

Israeli foreign ministry denounce ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to the ground and kicking her

A video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and has been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry.

In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone. After walking away a few paces, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lay on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes.

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a wild message, big questions about consciousness, and a visit to a museum.

JASON: I got an extremely funny Signal message yesterday after I published my most recent article about Flock. Like, very confused Signal message from someone who ostensibly thought maybe they were a source? We do sometimes get article tips that are like “Off the record, not to be quoted, confidential source:” and then the entirety of the message is like “did you see this article in The New York Times?”

BOXTEL (ANP) - Vleesverwerker Vion heeft opnieuw een slachterij in Duitsland verkocht als onderdeel van de reorganisatie, waarbij het zich wil focussen op de activiteiten in de Benelux. Vorige maand deed het bedrijf al twee andere slachterijen in Duitsland van de hand.

De locatie in Buchloe wordt bij goedkeuring van de mededingingsautoriteiten verkocht aan de Ierse rundvleesverwerker ABP Food Group. Hoeveel geld is gemoeid met de overname, is niet bekend. Vion was niet bereikbaar voor commentaar. Het bedrijf meldde eerder al dat verschillende partijen geïnteresseerd waren in deze slachterij.

In Buchloe verwerkt Vion naar eigen zeggen jaarlijks circa 90.000 runderen en heeft ongeveer 270 medewerkers in dienst. Eerder sloot het bedrijf al een principeakkoord over de verkoop van de vestigingen in Crailsheim en Waldkraiburg.

Vion is een producent van vlees, vleesproducten en plantaardige alternatieven, met zeventien productielocaties in Nederland en Duitsland.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De inzet van het luchtverdedigings- en commandofregat de Zr.Ms. Evertsen in het Middellandse Zeegebied wordt niet nogmaals verlengd, schrijven ministers Dilan Yeşilgöz (Defensie) en Tom Berendsen (Buitenlandse Zaken) in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer. Het schip hielp daar een Frans vliegdekschip bij het beveiligen van de oostelijke Middellandse Zee, na aanvallen op Cyprus.

In overleg met de Fransen is besloten de inzet niet te verlengen. Daarom keert het schip "begin mei" terug naar Nederland.