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Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan during a private audience at the Vatican on November 4, 2026 (Abaca Press/Alamy Live News)

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Maestro of melancholy: Cohen in the mid 80s and (right) a decade later

Leonard Cohen

How Leonard Cohen became the soundtrack to my life

By David Cohen

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Members of the Jewish community gather for a vigil and one-minute silence outside Heaton Park Synagogue on October 9, 2025, a week after the terror attack that left two congregants dead (Getty Images)

Heaton park synagogue attack

Exclusive: Council to return £120k to Jewish safety after JC reveals plan to spend on ‘street art’

The budget amendments come after backlash over the council’s plan to use a fifth of a government fund allocated in the wake of the Heaton Park attack on murals

By Jamie Shapiro

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Birmingham

‘Disgusting sectarianism’: Birmingham council slammed for anti-Israel divestment vote

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Genesis Prize

Public vote opens to choose nominees for annual ‘Jewish Nobel’ award the Genesis Prize

By Hayley Cregor

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MKs Yitzhak Goldknopf (R) and Yitzhak Pindrus (C), and Moshe Rosenthal (L) of the United Torah Judaism party speak to the press following consultations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on November 5, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli elections

Key Charedi faction refuses to back Netanyahu for prime minister, opening door to Eisenkot bloc

By Jacob Jaffa

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Opinion

The JC Leader

Antisemitic harassment claims by Jewish BBC staff demand independent inquiry

Daniel Schwammenthal

After midterm rout for Trump, is era of bipartisan support for Israel drawing to a close?

Miranda Levy

When they were giving out the Jewish tech gene, I was offline

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USA elections

Democrat anti-Israel candidate Abdul el-Sayed wins in Michigan

The new senator previously said: ‘I think it’s time for us to realise that Israel is actually not our friend’

By JC Reporter

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed speaks during a midterm election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, on November 04, 2026 (Getty Images)

US Politics

Democrats win control of US Senate in midterms as Trump branded ‘lame duck’

Iran claims US public had voted ‘no to war’

By JC Reporter

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US President Donald Trump speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on October 30, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Politics

El-Sayed on course for midterm victory despite Hayley Stevens’ ‘betrayal,’ prediction market shows

The Michigan Democrat appears on track to become the first-ever Muslim senator after his former primary opponent’s U-turn unexpectedly spiked his odds over 80 per cent

By Jacob Jaffa

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Former President Barack Obama stands with Democratic candidate Abdul el-Sayed during a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on October 24, 2026 (Getty Images)

Philadelphia

Pro-Palestine rally aims for expulsion of Jewish and Israeli businesses from Philadelphia

Outrage from local Jewish groups over ‘boycott ride’ due to take place on eve of Kristallnacht anniversary

By JC Reporter

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Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 2026 (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP via Getty Images)

World News

Islamist-motivated antisemitic crimes hit record high in Germany

By Hayley Cregor

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‘The Graduate’ anti-hero Ben Braddock ‘may be Jewish inside’ said director, Dustin Hoffman reveals

By Hayley Cregor

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José Miguel Villarroya (Image: YouTube/RTVE)

Spain

Outrage after Spanish academic suggests on state TV that Israel had hand in Toledo rail disaster

By JC Reporter

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Clockwise, from top left: An Israeli-Arab woman votes; Ahmad Tibi; Yousef Jabareen; and Mansour Abbas (Images: Getty)

Letter from Jerusalem

Once marginalised minority may now be kingmakers – but what do the Arab parties want?

By Natalie Lisbona

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The Crown Iris at the port of Piraeus in Athens on June 3, 2026 (Photo by Aggelos NAKKAS / AFP via Getty Images)

Cruise

Bomb scare on Israeli-owned cruise ship carrying 900 passengers

By Jamie Shapiro

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Iran

‘We’ll see what happens’: Iranian threat to Britain if conflict erupts again

By Ali Hamedani

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Flight

British Jewish pupils land safely in Poland after flight hit by bomb threat

The scare was one of seven threats received by separate flights across Europe on Tuesday – including one from Israel

By Jamie Shapiro

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UK News

Met settles claim by pro-Palestine activist over terror arrest

Tej Singh Bhandal, who is involved in the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said the arrest made him feel ‘like the tabloid newspaper stereotype of a person of colour’

By JC Reporter

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Palestine Action

Police arrest 27 protesters outside Supreme Court as appeal against Palestine Action ban begins

The group’s co-founder Huda Ammori is appealing the proscription

By JC Reporter

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Police officers remove protesters from outside the Supreme Court ahead of a hearing on the appeal against the proscription of Palestine Action on November 4, 2026 (Jordan Pettitt/Press Association)

IHRA

Labour MPs condemn legal challenge to school antisemitism review over IHRA definition

The Good Law Project, which is bringing the challenge, claimed that widespread adoption of the definition, which is already accepted by government, would stifle legitimate criticism of Israel

By Jamie Shapiro

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Wide shot of an empty classroom in Northumberland (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Arrests made outside Supreme Court amid Palestine Action ban hearing

The group’s co-founder is appealing the proscription, arguing that only one per cent of its activities could be seen as terrorist

By JC Reporter

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Opinion

A message from Cornwall: Allies may be closer than you think

Cornwall Friends of Israel started with a chance conversation and has grown into a force for good

By Cynthia Hollinsworth

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A gathering on the beach of St Ives, Cornwall, to spread awareness of the hostages in Gaza (Credit: Gail Difford)

By Stephen Pollard

After the massive win for the Democrats, Israel and US Jews face a rough ride ahead

One of the most troubling consequences of these midterms is that figures such as Abdul el-Sayed now have a national platform from which to spread their venom. His campaign was dogged by allegations of links to the Muslim Brotherhood

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