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Damien Egan reacts after being declared the winner in the Kingswood by-election on February 16, 2024 in Thornbury (Getty Images)

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Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski criticised for remarks about Jewish community’s ‘perception of unsafety’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

Social Media

Down the rabbit hole of hate: How antisemitism and misogyny intertwine in the depths of the manosphere

Influencers are peddling Nazi tropes and viral conspiracies to a generation of young men online

By Jane Prinsley

7 min read

Appeal

International campaign launched to find stem cell donor for Jewish woman battling rare blood cancer

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Metropolitan police officers patrol the streets in Stamford Hill, north London, on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Crime

Police make two more arrests over suspected antisemitic arson plot

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Letter from Jerusalem

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Jews are the biggest bad-asses to ever walk the Earth

‘The London Marathon is a way to push myself while contributing to something bigger’

How the UN and international aid groups abandoned Gaza’s women to Hamas

Alchemies review: High calibre dancers impress in triple ballet bill that lacks variety ★★★

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Iran

Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely

The US president said the truce would allow Tehran’s ‘fractured’ regime tod evelop a ‘unified proposal’ to end the war

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US President Trump speaks in the Oval Office after signing an Executive Order April 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority

PA made ‘pay-for-slay’ payments months after pledging scheme would end, State Department claims

The filing also accused the PA of ‘inciting and glorifying violence’ and ‘supporting terrorism via educational materials and summer camps’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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

Lebanon

Second round of Israel-Lebanon talks set for Washington

The two nations’ ambassadors will seek a path to extending the current 10-day ceasefire

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) hosts talks between Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad (R) and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (L), at the State Department on April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman pregnant with third child aged 44: ‘I feel lucky and grateful’

It’s a privilege and a miracle says Israeli-born Oscar-winner as she reveals she is expecting

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Natalie Portman is pregnant with her third child (Image: Getty Images)

World news

Hungary

Hungary will arrest Netanyahu if he visits, says new PM

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Gaza

Board of Peace confirms Hamas disarmament talks have stalled

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Lebanon

IDF replaces Jesus statue smashed by soldier in Lebanon

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon despite ceasefire

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Sergeant First Class (res.) Lidor Porat, 31, was killed in southern Lebanon (IDF)

Israel

IDF reservist killed in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah explosive device detonates

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Versailles Court of Appeal (Getty Images)

France

French appeals court rules nanny who tried to poison Jewish children is not antisemitic

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Fashion

‘Godfather of denim’ Adriano Goldschmied dies aged 82

Most denim jeans today bear some trace of Goldschmied’s impact

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire Far-right Polish politician holds up Israeli flag with swastika on same day as March of the Living

UK News

Health

‘The healthcare here is incredible’: Three British doctors explain why they left the UK for Israel

‘My experience is one of feeling we are all in it together,’ one young medic said of making the move

By Jamie Shapiro

4 min read

From left: Doctors David Gottlieb, Alex Jaffe and Rivka Lebrett (Photos: Clalit Health Services)

Green Party

What a Green takeover would mean for the Jewish residents of Hackney and Haringey

Zack Polanksi’s party is set to make historic gains on May 7 – and it’s a worrying prospect for many

By Nicole Lampert

5 min read

These London boroughs are set to become two of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds in next month’s local elections (Photo: Getty Images)

Birmingham

Labour ‘pandering’ to extremism to win votes in Birmingham, insiders say

Party is failing to act against ‘conspiratorial’ thinking about Israel among ‘hardline’ members

By Lorin Bell-Cross

7 min read

Labour faces a huge challenge for control of the city council in Birmingham (Photo: Getty)

Green Party

Zionists are ‘trying to control the world,’ declares Bournemouth Green candidate

Feda Shahin is standing in the local council elections on May 7

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Feda Shahin, the Green Party candidate for Bournemouth's Central ward (Photo: Facebook)

Opinion

Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

The Prime Minister has both the authority and the duty to shape the tone of the national debate to make clear that hatred of the Jewish state and its supporters is unacceptable

By The JC Leader

3 min read

Anti-Israel protestor holds up a placard outside Downing Street gates on July 25, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Liel Leibovitz

When it comes to Jews, Democrats are ‘kaput’

All but seven of the party’s Senators voted against the sale of bombs and military bulldozers to Israel. Some may gripe about anti-Jewish sentiments being a bipartisan plague. They are not, not by a long shot

3 min read

By Elisa Bray

Synagogues targeted by firebombs have found strength from within – and support from their neighbours

The entire local community – Jewish and non-Jewish – turned up to show support for Finchley Reform Synagogue

2 min read

By Jonathan Spyer

Inside Israel’s buffer zone in Lebanon shielding border communities from Hezbollah

The emergent shape of Jerusalem’s security doctrine and perhaps of the next strategic chapter in the Middle East is better viewed from the ruins of Ait a Shaab than from the diplomatic halls of Washington

4 min read

By Sarah Tetteh

I know Kanye and it was right to ban him - I can't listen to his music any more

Rapper’s genius has been overshadowed by his antisemitism and his apologies ring hollow

3 min read

By Nigel Farage

Jews are now living in danger – and the Government’s failure to confront the root causes is a national disgrace

Antisemitism is at odds with British values but the rot is spreading with Keir Starmer’s Labour asleep at the wheel

2 min read

By Adam Lebor

The image that made Hungarian Jews breathe a sigh of relief

Péter Magyar, Hungary’s prime minister elect, wore a kippah as he paid tribute to Shoah victims – but Orbán will be missed in Jerusalem

4 min read

Life

What made Osip Mandelshtam tick?

By David Herman

1 min read

chicken recipe

Spanish chicken and rice

A one pot wonder that feels special enough for family Shabbats or dinner parties

By Amy Sheppard

Recipes

Lemon and honey chicken

This nostalgic take on a Chinese classic is sweet, sticky comfort in a bowl

By Katrina Meynink

Cook time: 20 minutes

Katrina Meynink's lemon and honey chicken is 'sweet, sticky comfort in a bowl' (Photo: Katrina Meynink)

chicken recipe

Grilled coconut spatchcocked chicken with coriander and mango salsa

This Mexican-inspired dish is a riot of colour and flavour

By Thomasina Miers

Cook time: 30-35 minutes

Thomasina Miers’s grilled coconut spatchcocked chicken is a riot of colour and flavour (Photo: Matt Russell)

Artwork

When art imitates life

The JC speaks to Emma Gurner, an interior designer-turned-painter ahead of an exhibition of her work

By Gaby Wine

2 min read

Emma Gurner with her artwork (Photo: Anna Yanovsky)

JC recipes

Brunch

Wholemeal toast with hazelnut cocoa butter and baked apples

By Luigi Fontana

Cook time: 20-25 minutes

Coconut and lime are a match made in tropical heaven (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Passover bakes

Coconut and lime cake

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 70-90 minutes

Tu Bishvat

Spiced nuts, olives and raisins on hummus

By Georgia Freedman

1 min read

Cake

Prize-winning banana and chocolate cake

By Suzy Pelta

Cook time: 45-55 minutes

The Jewish Chronicle

School that blocked visit from Jewish MP cleared of antisemitism

Zack Polanski criticised for remarks about Jewish community’s ‘perception of unsafety’

Down the rabbit hole of hate: How antisemitism and misogyny intertwine in the depths of the manosphere

International campaign launched to find stem cell donor for Jewish woman battling rare blood cancer

Police make two more arrests over suspected antisemitic arson plot

Want to know the future of Israel? Ask the fearless teenagers who have grown up with war

Editor's Picks

Jews are the biggest bad-asses to ever walk the Earth

‘The London Marathon is a way to push myself while contributing to something bigger’

How the UN and international aid groups abandoned Gaza’s women to Hamas

Alchemies review: High calibre dancers impress in triple ballet bill that lacks variety ★★★

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Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely

PA made ‘pay-for-slay’ payments months after pledging scheme would end, State Department claims

Second round of Israel-Lebanon talks set for Washington

Natalie Portman pregnant with third child aged 44: ‘I feel lucky and grateful’

World news

Hungary will arrest Netanyahu if he visits, says new PM

Board of Peace confirms Hamas disarmament talks have stalled

IDF replaces Jesus statue smashed by soldier in Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon despite ceasefire

IDF reservist killed in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah explosive device detonates

French appeals court rules nanny who tried to poison Jewish children is not antisemitic

‘Godfather of denim’ Adriano Goldschmied dies aged 82

UK News

‘The healthcare here is incredible’: Three British doctors explain why they left the UK for Israel

What a Green takeover would mean for the Jewish residents of Hackney and Haringey

Labour ‘pandering’ to extremism to win votes in Birmingham, insiders say

Zionists are ‘trying to control the world,’ declares Bournemouth Green candidate

Opinion

Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

When it comes to Jews, Democrats are ‘kaput’

Synagogues targeted by firebombs have found strength from within – and support from their neighbours

Inside Israel’s buffer zone in Lebanon shielding border communities from Hezbollah

I know Kanye and it was right to ban him - I can't listen to his music any more

Jews are now living in danger – and the Government’s failure to confront the root causes is a national disgrace

The image that made Hungarian Jews breathe a sigh of relief

Life

What made Osip Mandelshtam tick?

Spanish chicken and rice

Lemon and honey chicken

Grilled coconut spatchcocked chicken with coriander and mango salsa

When art imitates life

JC recipes

Wholemeal toast with hazelnut cocoa butter and baked apples

Coconut and lime cake

Spiced nuts, olives and raisins on hummus

Prize-winning banana and chocolate cake