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Cannon at the rally in Trafalgar Square (Image: Florit Shoihet)

By Florit Shoihet

Opinion: No one asks antizionist Jews hard questions. So I did

4 min read

A general view of Birmingham Crown Court on October 17, 2024 (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

‘I had very good income’ before court case, says Palestine activist who rammed Land Rover into factory

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski proudly shows off T-shirt promoting convicted terrorist

Green leader wore £45 football shirt calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti, who was convicted in Israel for his part in attacks killing five civilians

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

A protester holds up a placard as they take part in a rally in London in solidarity with dissidents in Iran on January 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

IRGC

Iran’s brutal IRGC could be banned as early as July

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper delivers a speech during the Global Partnership Conference on May 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel

Government imposes new sanctions on ‘networks enabling settler violence’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Sport

World Cup 2026: Jewish England fans pray for victory at the Western Wall

By Yoav Borowitz

3 min read

Nearly 100 celebrities call on judge to drop ‘terror connection’ in Palestine Action sentencing

Revealed: The Jewish story behind the latest royal wedding

Lib Dems accused of ‘ignoring’ communal concerns by allying with Greens in Birmingham

Recipe

Bissli schnitzel with sweet potato mash

Swiss teen to go on trial over brutal stabbing of Orthodox man

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Donald Trump

Only ‘ignorance or stupidity’ will prevent Iran peace deal, claims Trump

The US president has been openly critical of Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days, insisting that Jerusalem will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic

By Mark Wood

2 min read

US President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026 (Getty Images)

Los Angeles

Big Brother star threatened by ‘Nazi, crazy psychopaths’ for ‘protecting Jewish friends’

Spencer Pratt, who is running to be mayor of Los Angeles, said one of his key goals was for ‘Jewish mums to feel safe when their kids go to temple’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Spencer Pratt during a Fox News interviews on May 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

I was betrayed by Hollywood for speaking out after October 7, says Will & Grace star Debra Messing

‘No one stepped forward. I remember just being so shocked and, of course, angry’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Donald Trump

Trump ‘called Netanyahu f****** crazy’ in call ahead of Hezbollah ceasefire claim

The account of the call given to the press by US officials has been disputed by a member of the prime minister’s team

1 min read

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on September 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

World news

Germany

Celebrated Berlin bakery closes saying staff suffered ‘constant abuse’ since October 7

By Mark Wood

2 min read

Karim Khan

ICC suspends chief prosecutor who pursued Netanyahu warrant

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

The 2026 March for Israel in Toronto, organised by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (Credit: Melissa Lantsman/X)

Canada

More than 60,000 people attend pro-Israel march through central Toronto

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

A Wizz Air jet at the Ben Gurion International Airport. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash 90)

Israel

Wizz Air suspends flights to Israel

By Mark Wood

1 min read

Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish weapons and copies of the Quran as they rally in solidarity with Lebanon in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Houthis

Houthis vow to block shipping in Red Sea amid fresh Israel-Iran conflict

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Kanye West

Amsterdam Holocaust Museum ‘bans’ Kanye West over Nazi rants

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Israel

A man checks a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground on the outskirts of Jericho on June 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel strikes targets in Iran in response to missile attack

Netanyahu says Islamic Republic is ‘weaker than ever’ after regime fired 22 missiles

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Iran launches missiles against Israel and threatens ‘week of continuous strikes’‘National crisis of antisemitism’ in Canada as man allegedly tries to set Quebec synagogue on fire

UK News

Pro-Palestine protests

Palestine protester who climbed Big Ben cost taxpayers £67,000, court hears

Police officers across London were also pulled away from regular duty to ensure public safety during the stunt

By JC Reporter

3 min read

A protester holding a Palestinian flag gestures atop Big Ben on March 8, 2025 (Getty Images)

Jewish Care

Record-breaking £5.6 million raised for Jewish Care at annual dinner

Guests were shown a virtual tour of the new Sugar & Ronson Campus in Redbridge

By Ben Conway

4 min read

Emily Maitlis speaking to Lord Sugar (photo: Justin Grainge)

Palestinian Authority

UK sends extra £10 million to Palestinian Authority despite lack of progress on reforms

The money will be used to pay the authority’s salaries and ‘build more effective, more democratic, more accountable governance’ in the West Bank, according to the foreign secretary

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

Hatzola ambulance attack

Teen charged with assisting an offender after Hatzola ambulance ‘arson’

Four other suspects are due to come to trial in relation to the attack in January

By JC Reporter

1 min read

The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in Golders Green (Getty Images)

Opinion

Britain’s false equivalence on Israel, Iran and Hezbollah

The UK’s habit of assigning equal blame is difficult to justify when the Islamic Republic and its Lebanese proxy initiated the latest attacks and the regime remains openly committed to Israel’s destruction

By The JC Leader

2 min read

People take cover in a public shelter during an Iranian rocket attack alert in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

For some Celtic fans, just breathing Israeli air made Robbie Keane impure

The club’s antisemitic supporters have now decided to turn their fire on a man who isn’t even Jewish, simply because he managed Maccabi Tel Aviv. Merely working with Jews is now enough to be damned

3 min read

By Yaakov Katz

Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence

It’s possible this is exactly what was agreed upon quietly between Jerusalem and Washington. Trump has an interest in ensuring Tehran understands that dragging out talks and exploiting his desire for an agreement comes at a price

3 min read

By Jonathan Spyer

Why Iran is escalating against Israel to protect its ‘Resistance Axis’

Jerusalem, for its part, has made clear that Tehran’s insistence on linking any deal to a ceasefire in Lebanon will not constrain its response to Hezbollah attacks

4 min read

By Wes Streeting

I was ashamed to be health secretary when I heard Jews speak about their experiences in the NHS

Wes Streeting on why he asked Lord Mann to conduct a review into NHS antisemitism, which the government has accepted in full

2 min read

By Ben M Freeman

I’m making aliyah this week – it’s the logical conclusion of my Jewish pride journey

Moving to Israel is an affirmation of Jewish peoplehood, Jewish indigeneity, and Jewish self-determination

3 min read

By Liel Leibovitz

Want a great kosher eating experience? Go to Miami!

It’s no surprise that a Miami kosher restaurant has its first Michelin star, the region boasts great choice for observant diners – and their not so religious friends

3 min read