Christmas may be over, but for Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukkah festivities still are in full swing. Though the story of the Maccabees fighting their oppressors took place thousands of years ago, disputes over who should control swathes of land in Israel and Palestine are pressing and pertinent to this day.

Source: When Jews light the Hanukkah candles, they should remember their own history and stand up to Israel over illegal settlements | The Independent