Stephen Pollard

Stephen Pollard was the editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2008-2021

Latest from Stephen Pollard

He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

We all know what is next: Burnham can now launch further sanctions against Israel with the support of a Jewish minister

2 min read

Ed Miliband arrives at Downing Street for Keir Starmer's final cabinet meeting on July 15, 2026 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Israeli foreign minister Gidon Sa'ar and Argentina's ambassador to Israel Shimon Axel Wahnish (Photo: X)

Gidon Sa’ar backing Argentina in the World Cup needlessly antagonises ordinary Brits

2 min read

Israeli security forces attempt to disperse strictly Orthodox Jews trying to block the entrance to the Abu Kabir holding facility in Tel Aviv in protest against the arrests of Charedi draft dodgers on June 10, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

2 min read

The moment when Diego Maradona flicks the ball with his hand past the outstretched arm of Peter Shilton during the quarter-final match against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Image: Wikipedia)

Surely England can beat Argentina – and if not, proper football that really matters starts soon

2 min read

Burnham’s pandering to antizionists will unleash a torrent of antisemitism

The prime minister-in-waiting has apologised for Labour’s stance on Gaza. But when you give a bigot what he wants you don’t sate his hunger; you create an even bigger appetite for bigotry

3 min read

July 10, 2026 12:17

Terrorists, tyrants, loons – and the BBC – descend on Khamenei’s funeral

It’s like a mash up of Smersh, Spectre and all the baddies from Team America: World Police – a spectacle choreographed by the IRGC and covered with cloying reverence by much of the media

4 min read

July 7, 2026 16:01

BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Khamenei's funeral in Tehran (Image: BBC)

Britain’s awful silence when Turkey calls Israel a ‘burden’ for humanity

The UK and EU are always so ready to leap into ministerial statement-mode when the Jewish state does anything with which they disagree. The hypocrisy and double standards are blatant

2 min read

July 3, 2026 16:40

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on June 16, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

The press freedom group that counts dead terrorists as reporters killed by Israel

Shamed by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who have themselves outed many supposed journalists as jihadists, the Committee to Protect Journalists is finally reviewing its list

5 min read

June 30, 2026 15:23

Mohamed Skheil, listed by CPJ as a media worker killed by Israel in Gaza, was later identified by Palestinian Islamic Jihad as one if its commanders (Image: Salo Aizenberg on X)

My two-word review for Larry David’s new show: Watch it ★★★★★

I’m not exactly objective – I have a signed photo of the comedian in my hall – but let’s just say this sketch show about events in US history is everything you would want it to be

2 min read

June 29, 2026 11:14

Larry David playing a man trying to kiss a nurse on V-J Day in 'Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' (Image: HBO Max)

Another evidence-free UN genocide charge against Israel – and another media feeding frenzy

The accusations are unsubstantiated and violate the United Nations’ own standards for fact-finding missions. None of this will be reported, of course

4 min read

June 24, 2026 17:14

Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, Navi Pillay (Image: Getty Images)

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

The last two years will go down as the worst in living memory for relations with Israel. The only question that remains now is how much worse this will get under Andy Burnham

3 min read

June 22, 2026 15:15

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sets out plans to step down outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

The alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true Brits

Restore Britain’s success in the Makerfield by-election should send a shiver down the spine of every JC reader

3 min read

June 19, 2026 16:36

Leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, speaks to media during the Makerfield by-election on June 18, 2026 in Wigan, England. (Image: Getty Images)

My penalty for working for the JC: having to watch Gary Lineker

There are any number of podcasts more compelling than the Netflix programme The Rest is Football and they all share one advantage: none is fronted by a man who wants Israel expelled from international sport

3 min read

June 10, 2026 11:12

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Image: Getty Images)

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

June 8, 2026 16:48

Celtic fans hold up a banner reading 'Show Israel the Red Card' during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 match between Celtic FC and FC Bayern München at Celtic Park on February 12, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Image: Getty Images)

It’s good to ban haters from the UK – but what about the ones at home?

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker have been banned by the Home Secretary, but nothing is done about the preachers spreading hatred in the UK

4 min read

June 1, 2026 11:32

Promotional material for the Hasan Piker event in London (UnHerd)

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

It is all very well that Netanyahu is criticising his actions but if it wasn’t for the prime minister, the far-right politician would be no more than a racist street thug representing a fringe party in the Knesset

3 min read

May 21, 2026 16:18

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Stephen Pollard

Latest from Stephen Pollard

He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

Gidon Sa’ar backing Argentina in the World Cup needlessly antagonises ordinary Brits

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

Surely England can beat Argentina – and if not, proper football that really matters starts soon

More from Stephen Pollard

Burnham’s pandering to antizionists will unleash a torrent of antisemitism

Terrorists, tyrants, loons – and the BBC – descend on Khamenei’s funeral

Britain’s awful silence when Turkey calls Israel a ‘burden’ for humanity

The press freedom group that counts dead terrorists as reporters killed by Israel

My two-word review for Larry David’s new show: Watch it ★★★★★

Another evidence-free UN genocide charge against Israel – and another media feeding frenzy

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

The alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true Brits

My penalty for working for the JC: having to watch Gary Lineker

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

It’s good to ban haters from the UK – but what about the ones at home?

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes