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West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford (Image: Parliament TV).

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel, October 7, 2024 (Credit: KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

America

Teacher told Columbia class that Theodor Herzl was an antisemite, inquiry hears

By Daniel Ben-David

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Soldiers carry the coffin of Noa Marciano at Modi'in Military Cemetery on November 17, 2023 (Picture: Getty)

Hostages

Hostage Noa Marciano was murdered by Gazan doctor, claims father after receiving harrowing video

Noa, 19, was one of seven female soldiers kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base on October 7

By Siam Goorwich

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Crime

Jewish woman accused of murdering husband of 27 years with lunch knife

By Ian Leonard

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the conference today (Photo: Getty)

Peace Process

UK to host ‘peace conference’ for Israeli and Palestinian civil society leaders

By Ben Conway

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Prayer

Stunning Rothschild-owned prayerbook could fetch up to £5 million at auction

By Ben Conway

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Immortalised in bronze: the face of death camp survivor who transformed child psychotherapy

Rachel Reeves: the Zionist minister in a Labour government turning on Israel

Ask a rabbi: Can my son sing in his school’s Christmas concert?

The chancellor’s speech showed that Labour’s tradition of support for Israel is alive and well

As I walked past the Kibbutz Be’eri blast holes, I wished Dawn French had been alongside me

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Latest US News

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

The Secretary of War declared the ‘era of unprofessional appearance’ over, but some lawmakers have claimed the rule would have unintended consequences for Jewish, Muslim and Sikh service personnel

By Jacob Jaffa

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a meeting with US President Trump and President Milei of Argentina in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 (Getty Images)

US Politics

US holds ‘fruitful’ talks with Turkey about prospective F-35 sales

The negotiations are likely to cause alarm in Israel, given President Erdoğan’s open desire for the destruction of the Jewish state

By Jacob Jaffa

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Film

Chalamet and Sandler nominated for Golden Globes

The actors are among Jewish stars who could win big on January 11

By Ben Conway

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothee Chalamet at the Los Angeles premiere of A24's "Marty Supreme" this week (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

President Isaac Herzog

Herzog blasts Mamdani’s ‘outrageous’ rhetoric on Israel

Recent developments in New York City had ‘raised a red flag’, the Israeli president said

By Siam Goorwich

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog took aim at Zohran Mamdani during a visit to New York (Picture: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

World news

Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish artist unveils new work to promote ‘harmony and cohesiveness’

By Gaby Wine

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JW3 Chief Executive Ray Simonson and Marcel Knobil removing padlocks on the Lovelock Bridge at JW3 (Credit: JW3)

Hostages

British Jewish communal leaders rejoice at return of the hostages

By Daniel Ben-David

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Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona (Photo: Getty)

Sport

Ronald Araújo ‘heads to Israel for spiritual reset’ after online abuse from Barcelona fans

By Ben Conway

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The nanny was hired to care for the family’s three children, aged three, five, and seven (Photo: Getty)

France

French nanny in court for pouring toilet cleaner into Jewish family’s drinks

By Shirli Sitbon

1 min read

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Image: Hillel Group)

Health

Israeli study offers hope for cancer survivors struggling with ‘chemobrain’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Former-neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis is now a public speaker (Image: Eradicate Hate Summit)

Jerry Seinfeld

Former neo-Nazi says watching Seinfeld made him realise his antisemitism was ‘stupid’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Architecture

Frank Gehry in 2021 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96

Celebrated designer of Gugghenheim Museum Bilbao who was born Ephraim Goldberg to a Jewish family in Toronto

By Eliana Jordan

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Survivors of sexual assault in war given voice safely by Israeli tech Iran accused of blackmailing Thailand to order farm workers home in exchange for hostages

UK News

Sport

Jewish football team walk off pitch after ‘big nosed’ slur

The Maccabi London Lions and Hitchin Town match was abandoned after a player allegedly made antisemitic remarks.

By Ben Conway

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Surprised spectators said that the clubs’ relationship had typically been positive (Photo: Getty)

Claudia Winkleman

Smiles all round as Claudia Winkleman picks up her MBE at Windsor Castle

The Strictly and Traitors star got the award for services to broadcasting

By Siam Goorwich

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Claudia Winkleman receives her MBE for services to broadcasting at Windsor Castle (Picture: Getty)

Metropolitan Police

Met Police are putting Muslim concerns above Jewish safety, says damning think tank report

Hard-hitting report by the think tank Policy Exchange calls for force to be put into ‘special measures’

By Mark Wood

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A pro-Palestinian protester speaks outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Offices in London (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe / AFP via Getty Images)

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse’s father sues singer’s friends over ‘concealing’ auction of belongings

Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay both lived with the late musician and their names appear on her gravestone

By Siam Goorwich

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Amy Winehouse pictured with her father Mitch in 2008 (Photo: Getty)

Opinion

Hamas is a terror threat to Europe – it’s high time to act

We need to disrupt more effectively its financial structures, both those across the continent as well as those located in the territory of our NATO ally Turkey

By Hans-Jakob Schindler

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By Stephen Daisley

The one Israel boycott I back is Eurovision. The contest is trash

I’m a passionate Zionist. But a man has his limits, and while I’ll gladly defend checkpoints, settlements and exploding pagers, I draw the line at Netta Barzilai impersonating a chicken

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By Fraser Nelson

Who but Israel could stage Eurovision in the Middle East? Ask the voting public

Misguided purity code of European broadcasters who have pulled out does not represent their viewers

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The New York school that silenced a Holocaust survivor

The school reportedly has a ‘social activism’ unit that features a module titled ‘Fashion as Activism’, which ‘explicitly includes the keffiyeh’

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By Leon de Winter

What drives the Eurovision boycott over the Jewish state is something old and dark

Apparently, the innocent Dutch viewers must be shielded from contamination by the wicked Israeli soul

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By Alan Aziz

Israeli innovation is the best answer to the boycotters

When the world’s most influential companies embed themselves so deeply in a country’s scientific and technological infrastructure, they inevitably become advocates for its continuity and security

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By Debbie Fox

Light and laughter will overcome the darkness this Chanukah

Jewish Leadership Council interim CEO invites community and allies to stand together in proud celebration of Jewish life for the festival

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Life

Spielberg’s first bite at the big time is celebrated in Hollywood

By Anthea Gerrie

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A view from the top of Thermae Bath Spa on a winter morning.

Travel

High teas, hot springs and Jane Austen: Finding winter wellness in Bath

The geothermal hot spot in Somerset offers a relaxing retreat for us world-weary Jews, and all the romance of an Austen novel

By Nicole Lampert

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Film

Peter Hujar’s Day review: ‘a hymn to the wet process of photography’ ★★★★

The Jewish, gay and fearless independent film-maker Ira Sachs turns an interview with the renowned photographer Peter Hujar into a captivating film

By John Nathan

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Time capsule: Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hail in Ira Sach's film

Theatre

A Dracula spoof to enjoy, but no fangs for my seat ★★★

Excellent music and the jokes come thick and fast. I just wish I could have seen what was happening centre stage!

By John Nathan

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Ciarán Dowd in Dracapella (Photo: Craig Sugden)

Film

Scarlett Johansson: ‘My film is about forgiving the worst of lies’

Hollywood’s outspoken Jewish superstar on her directorial debut Eleanor the Great and finding empathy for its titular Jewish character, who lies about surviving the Holocaust

By James Mottram

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