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Dr Jeremy Havardi speaks at the launch of B'nai B'rith UK's report on antizionist antisemitism at Portcullis House on October 20, 2026 (B'nai B'rith UK)

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Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot reveals plans to move back to Israel amid rising antisemitism

By Hayley Cregor

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Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in Golders Green, north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby (Image: Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Hate crimes against Jews recorded as ‘antisemitic’ by prosecutors for first time

Former attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says: ‘Collecting this data is a vital tool for the CPS to recognise where it is failing’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Lucie Kon with her Oscar for 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' (Instagram/StHelensNorwood)

BBC

Former BBC staff call for independent inquiry into broadcaster after Lucie Kon’s antisemitism allegations

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

People help clear flowers and notes honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting at Bondi Pavilion on December 22, 2025 (Getty Images)

Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian man charged with faking Bondi massacre injury claim to receive compensation

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

Anti-Israel rapper Macklemore, real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (Images: Getty Images)

Pro-Palestine

Fifty peers urge government to ban anti-Israel rapper Macklemore from entering UK

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Opinion

The JC Leader

Supreme Court ruling on Palestine Action is critical not only for Jewish community but all of Britain

Stephen Pollard

Echoes of Brexit as pundits called it wrong in writing off Bibi prematurely

Dominic Green

How another election – in Michigan – may shape Israel’s fate

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Film

He’s passed the final frontier: Walter Koenig who played Chekov in Star Trek dies at 90

Jewish actor’s Russian navigator was mainstay of the original series and seven feature films

By JC Reporter

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Walter Koenig as Chekov (By NBC Television - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19802343)

US Politics

Pro-Democrat campaign ad claims US gives Israel money ‘to kill Palestinians’

The clip, produced by an organisation linked to prominent leftist figures, suggests that the Gaza War is the reason for price increases in American shops

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

A still image from an ad produced by Rebellion PAC in 2024 and aired during the 2026 Michigan Senate race (YouTube/NovaraMedia/CenkUygur)

US Politics

‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed

The party’s candidate has a chance to become the first-ever Muslim US Senator, but his views on Israel have alienated part of its traditional base

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

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

Israeli Politics

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election

The prominent investor and outspoken pro-Israel advocate has called for the two far-right leaders to be excluded from the next coalition government

By Hayley Cregor

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US hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

World News

Billy Crystal turns loss of house in wildfires into a ‘brilliantly funny’ show

By Hayley Cregor

3 min read

Mourners look at flowers laid next to the Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 20, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)

Bondi Beach terror attack

Prosecutors ask for more time in Chanukah Bondi Beach terror attack case

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Serbia

‘Islamic State’ knife attacker shot dead by police officer outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade

By JC Reporter

1 min read

The outside of a BBC building in central London (Picture: Getty Images)

BBC

BBC Verify accused of ‘bad faith’ in its reporting on alleged IDF misconduct

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

An Austrian Airlines plane takes off from the Schwechat airport near Vienna, Austria, on June 4, 2026. (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFP via Getty Images)

Travel

‘We’re so lucky you’re all Israelis’, flight attendant tells passengers who helped man taken ill on jet

By Hayley Cregor

3 min read

Inside the newly-opened Jewish museum in Baghdad (Photo-Syriac Press/YouTube)

Iraq

Jewish heritage museum opens in Baghdad

By Hayley Cregor

3 min read

Eurovision

Netherlands backs out of Eurovision in apparent U-turn over Israel

The country had previously withdrawn from the contest, but then rejoined before pulling out once more, citing ‘sensitivities’ around the event

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

UK News

Reversing Palestine Action ban ‘would threaten British national security’

Overturning ban could ‘open the floodgates’ for terror groups to seek deproscription, warn security experts

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Demonstration outside Royal Courts of Justice in support of Palestine Action last year (Getty Images)

Antisemitism

‘Criticism of Israel must never become an excuse for antisemitism in UK’, says Angela Rayner

The Housing Secretary spoke at the inaugural Antisemitism Conference and said it was ‘so distressing’ to hear of Jews afraid to display a kippah or Star of David

By Hayley Cregor

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Angela Rayner addressing the Antisemitism Conference in London on October 27. (Photo-Sky News)

diversity

Diversity, equity and inclusion office schemes are failing to protect Jewish workers, survey suggests

Study suggests inconsistency with policies dealing effectively with wider racism against other minorities

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Workplace schemes to promote diversity and inclusion may be failing Jewish employees a new study suggests (Getty Images)

Pro-Palestine

Camden Council investigating statue of convicted terrorist erected in Bloomsbury

Marwan Barghouti was convicted of murdering five people during the Second Intifada

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Statue of convicted Palestinain terrorist Marwan Barghouti at Palestine House (Instagram)

Opinion

Violent attacks on ‘Zionist’ targets are not legitimate protest – Palestine Action ban must remain

Proscription is vital for Jewish community amid surge in hate revealed by Sir David Bell’s report on antisemitism in education, warns JLC chair

By Keith Black

3 min read

Protesters against Palestine Action ban outside High Court in London in July last year (BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

By Naomi Verber

Will you join the Jewish response to the nature crisis?

From ancient Torah laws to international environmental cooperation, Jews around the world are putting our heritage of radical responsibility into action.

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‘For three years our streets have seen extremism normalised and terrorism celebrated’: Letters to the Editor, October 30 2026

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By Adam Louis-Klein

Palestinian flag on display in French riots has become an emblem of social breakdown

Core liberal values in Europe are coming under threat from an ever-expanding jihadist ideology bound up with antizionsim

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Delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in modern molecular science

By Zack Ford

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Moving home in North London? Some things are worth doing properly

By Dennis Rogers

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Photo of a young woman working on a landscape project in her backyard.

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Tzedakah shouldn’t stop with us

By Anthony Broza

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Always on hand for advice: UJC chaplains and head office team, 2026-27. Photo by UJC

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By Sophie Dunoff

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Life

Michael Douglas’s candid memoir really is ‘One Helluva Ride’

By Robert Low

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Music

Arab-Jewish ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic strikes a chord in Britain

Shesh Besh, an offshoot of the main orchestra, will perform in London and Oxford next month

By Gaby Koppel

4 min read

By Siam Goorwich

Will any Jews be watching this? Why the dilemma over Nobody Wants This is deeper than you think

Once again, something that should have been light and fun has become deeply problematic for proud, Zionist Jews

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Adam Brody and Kirsten Bell star in the Netflix show Nobody Wants This (Photo: Netflix)

Film

‘I wasn’t terribly excited by his writing when I was young’: Paweł Pawlikowski on his new film about Thomas Mann

Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller play the great writer and his daughter in Fatherland, the Polish-Jewish film-maker’s portrait of postwar Germany

By James Mottram

5 min read

Hanns Zischler as Thomas Mann and Sandra Hüller as his daughter Erika in Fatherland

Art

How Jewish refugees changed the face of British art for ever

A new exhibition shows the trailblazing work created at what was once one of the UK’s most prolific art colonies. Michele Goldsmith pops in

By Michele Goldsmith

7 min read

Abbey treasures: (clockwise from left) Margret Kroch-Frishman; artists in the Abbey ground with Jean Renoir and Lotte Reiniger to the right and far right; Lotte Reiniger's silhouette of Prince of Achmed. Inset: Helen Grunwald's self-portrait (Credit: Ben Uri gallery, courtesy)

JC recipes

Coconut milk soup with vegan chicken or tofu: tom kha ga (Photo: Phil Bekker)

Vegan recipe

Thai coconut milk soup with vegan chicken or tofu (tom kha ga)

By Philippa Kingsley

Cook time: 25-30 mins

Vegetarian

Slow-cooked chickpeas with rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes and honey

By Odysea

Cook time: 1 hr 40 mins – 3 hours

Vegetarian

Roasted butternut and lentils with herb and tahini-amba dressings

By Silvia Nacamulli

Cook time: 45 minutes

Lamb recipe

Lebanese white bean and lamb stew (Fasolia bi lahme)

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 2 hrs

The Jewish Chronicle

B’nai B’rith urges UK to class antizionism as ‘extremist ideology’

Gal Gadot reveals plans to move back to Israel amid rising antisemitism

Hate crimes against Jews recorded as ‘antisemitic’ by prosecutors for first time

Former BBC staff call for independent inquiry into broadcaster after Lucie Kon’s antisemitism allegations

Australian man charged with faking Bondi massacre injury claim to receive compensation

Fifty peers urge government to ban anti-Israel rapper Macklemore from entering UK

Opinion

Supreme Court ruling on Palestine Action is critical not only for Jewish community but all of Britain

Echoes of Brexit as pundits called it wrong in writing off Bibi prematurely

How another election – in Michigan – may shape Israel’s fate

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He’s passed the final frontier: Walter Koenig who played Chekov in Star Trek dies at 90

Pro-Democrat campaign ad claims US gives Israel money ‘to kill Palestinians’

‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election

World News

Billy Crystal turns loss of house in wildfires into a ‘brilliantly funny’ show

Prosecutors ask for more time in Chanukah Bondi Beach terror attack case

‘Islamic State’ knife attacker shot dead by police officer outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade

BBC Verify accused of ‘bad faith’ in its reporting on alleged IDF misconduct

‘We’re so lucky you’re all Israelis’, flight attendant tells passengers who helped man taken ill on jet

Jewish heritage museum opens in Baghdad

Netherlands backs out of Eurovision in apparent U-turn over Israel

UK News

Reversing Palestine Action ban ‘would threaten British national security’

‘Criticism of Israel must never become an excuse for antisemitism in UK’, says Angela Rayner

Diversity, equity and inclusion office schemes are failing to protect Jewish workers, survey suggests

Camden Council investigating statue of convicted terrorist erected in Bloomsbury

Opinion

Violent attacks on ‘Zionist’ targets are not legitimate protest – Palestine Action ban must remain

Will you join the Jewish response to the nature crisis?

‘For three years our streets have seen extremism normalised and terrorism celebrated’: Letters to the Editor, October 30 2026

Palestinian flag on display in French riots has become an emblem of social breakdown

Sponsored

Delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in modern molecular science

Moving home in North London? Some things are worth doing properly

Tzedakah shouldn’t stop with us

Real university starter pack, no £600 kettle required

Life

Michael Douglas’s candid memoir really is ‘One Helluva Ride’

Arab-Jewish ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic strikes a chord in Britain

Will any Jews be watching this? Why the dilemma over Nobody Wants This is deeper than you think

‘I wasn’t terribly excited by his writing when I was young’: Paweł Pawlikowski on his new film about Thomas Mann

How Jewish refugees changed the face of British art for ever

JC recipes

Thai coconut milk soup with vegan chicken or tofu (tom kha ga)

Slow-cooked chickpeas with rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes and honey

Roasted butternut and lentils with herb and tahini-amba dressings

Lebanese white bean and lamb stew (Fasolia bi lahme)