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Charity Commission

Regulator releases first findings into Orthodox charities in £22 million cashed cheques inquiry

By Simon Rocker

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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaves the Millbank Studios in Westminster after appearing on the morning media rounds. (Credit: PA)

Politics

Ed Miliband: I disagree with Chief Rabbi over impact of Israel sanctions on British Jews

Foreign secretary responds to Sir Ephraim Mirvis raising concern about measures announced yesterday by UK government

By JC Reporter

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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (Image: Getty Images)

By The JC

Opinion: ‘I do not expect Mr Miliband to seek my counsel, but I shall offer it regardless’: Letters to the Editor, August 28 2026

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Nigella Lawson

‘I’m not flirtatious… I don’t get it,’ says Nigella Lawson ahead of Bake Off debut

By Ella Bloom

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP via Getty Images)

Settlements

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem and ban Corbyn and Green MPs in response to Miliband settlement sanctions

By JC Reporter

5 min read

Opinion

Kemi Badenoch

Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader

The JC Leader

Labour’s dangerous turn on Israel and our shared resolve

Josef Joffe

The AfD’s rise threatens not German democracy, but German reliability

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Gaza

Huckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no bounds

The US ambassador to Israel was responding to comments about Gaza made by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is Jewish

By JC Reporter

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The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee referred to the West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria' (Photo: Getty)

Athletics

Paralympian Ezra Frech announced for Dancing with the Stars season 35

Frech, who was born without a large part of his left leg, has been paired with season 30 winner Daniella Karagach

By Phoebe Black

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Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach in promo images for 'Dancing with the Stars' season 35 (ABC)

IRGC

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

The British Overseas Territory has long been a haven for illicit business dealings due to its loose financial declaration requirements

By Jacob Jaffa

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

FBI

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

The group’s supporters were financing its terrorist activities through encrypted group chats on the social media app Telegram

By Phoebe Black

1 min read

(Illustrative) A cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

World News

IAEA Director General Rafael during a Board of Governors' Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on September 07, 2026 (Getty Images)

Syria

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

isis

Three arrested in France over alleged plan to join ISIS and commit ‘violent action’ against Jews

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

P!NK performs onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 7, 2026 (Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

Pink

P!nk leads calls for Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour over ‘anti-Israel propaganda’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

A truck drives past the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, which sits near land Israel plans to use for its E1 development project (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)

Sanctions

Canada and France announce settlement trade ban alongside UK

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Abdullah Jamal Sobhi Nabhan seen in a post on the Khanyounis Stories channel identifying him as a "mujahid" and showing him in uniform (Image: Khanyounis Stories / Telegram)

Belgium

Gaza aid worker whose death sparked Israel-Belgium diplomatic incident suspected of being Hamas fighter

By Mark Wood

2 min read

A painting believed to be Portrait of a Lady inside an expensive Argentinian villa (Image: Robles Casas & Campos)

Holocaust

Argentine couple ordered to return Nazi-looted painting after it was spotted on estate agent’s website

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Adidas

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

Sportswear giant said it was sorry for any ‘offence’ caused by poster

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

‘I’m not getting acting jobs because of Zionists,’ claims Susan Sarandon German Jewish Leader ‘personally horrified’ as far-right AfD scores historic election victory

UK News

Holocaust Educational Trust

The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says Simon Schama

Acclaimed historian made the comment in his keynote address to the Holocaust Educational Trust annual dinner

By Daniel Ben-David

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Keynote speaker at this year's Holocaust Educational Trust appeal dinner, Sir Simon Schama, September 7, 2026

Hackney

Hackney Council accused of ‘predetermining’ outcome of review into twinning arrangement with Haifa

Joint letter from Jewish leaders said there were ‘serious questions about the purpose and integrity of the council-led review’

By Mark Wood

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Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, Hackney, East London

Jeremy Corbyn

Ofcom throws out Corbyn complaint over TV remark that antisemitic ‘rot’ started during his leadership of Labour

Ofcom ruled that the programmes complained about ‘were unlikely to have materially affected existing perceptions of him’

By Mark Wood

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Jeremy Corbyn on stage during the 'Exposing Power: the Epstein Files, Censorship and the Fight for Truth' panel at the SXSW London 2026 at Protein Studios in London, England (Photo by Jordan Peck/Getty Images for SXSW London)

Israel

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce a ‘reset’ of London and Jerusalem’s relationship on Tuesday, including a ban on goods from Jewish communities in the West Bank

By JC Reporter

4 min read

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee during a meeting in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026 (Getty Images)

Opinion

Miliband’s repetition of anonymous Gaza ‘stories’ as fact is no small lapse. It’s the whole problem

This conflict has produced more disinformation than any in living memory – and Jews bear the brunt of the resulting rage

By Alex Hearn

3 min read

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband departs after attending a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on September 8, 2026 (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

By Jake Wallis Simons

Symbolic sanctions to appease ‘muppet’ backbenchers threaten a real-world crisis for Britain

Diplomats have admitted this move was all about optics – but it could yet trigger Burnham’s first serious Trumpian crisis

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By Dov Forman

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

We must stop thanking this government for doing its basic duty. Extra security over the High Holy Days is not a gift from Downing Street, nor a favour for which we should be grateful while it undermines us elsewhere

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By Jonathan Harounoff

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

He would likely marvel at the ingenuity of the country’s inhabitants, its creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and "unicorn economy” enduring even during times of war and distress – but he would likely also be distraught to see the perpetuation of the Israeli-Arab conflict

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By Stephen Daisley

Ed Miliband’s claim about Israel blocking medicine into Gaza was incendiary – but then it was intended to be

Whatever Burnham’s government might say publicly, the charge of Jew-hatred is politically useful for them. Their pivot against the Jewish state, expected to include settlement sanctions, is built on ‘stories’ that can be deadlier than weapons

5 min read

By Stephen Pollard

How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes – even when they are not directed at Jews

While Dame Maureen Lipman is pilloried and needs protection just for defending Israel’s right to live in safety, Miriam Margolyes is still celebrated after using foul epithets to describe a black man on live TV

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By Ashley Perry

Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

The Islamic Republic is isolated, its economy squeezed, its regime denied relief, but not yet defeated. To boost his electoral chances, the prime minister needs a decisive military or diplomatic win

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By Danya Kay

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Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

By JWed

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Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

By Rhys Hughes

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As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

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Life

A Month in the Country review: Who cares about the fate of these privileged Russians? ★★★

By John Nathan

1 min read

Painfully self-aware: Nichola McAulifee as Annie Wobbler

Theatre

Annie Wobbler (Revisited) review: Arnold Wesker’s working-class women tread the boards again’ ★★★

The Jewish playwright wrote these one-woman monologues for Nichola McAuliffe and 45 years on she is breathing new life into them

By John Nathan

1 min read

Film

One Night Only review: ‘a tick box of unlikely situations’ ★★

Will Gluck’s direction of this rom-com is almost inept

By John Nathan

1 min read

Talents wasted: Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro

Musical Theatre

Abigail’s Party review: ‘a toe-curlingly compelling watch’ ★★★★

Mike Leigh’s 1977 Bacardi and gin-fuelled party play is a suburban throwback through a snobbish lens

By John Nathan

1 min read

Settee dramas: Lauren Patel and (right) Tamzin Outhwaite (Photo: Ellie Kurtz)

Books

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin review: ‘almost 100 pages too short’

This speculative novel is utterly thrilling. I was devastated to leave the characters when I got to the final page

By Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Natural-born storyteller: Chloe Benjamin

JC recipes

Challah

Rosh Hashanah apple, honey and cardamom challah

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 30 minutes

Turkey recipe

Honey glazed stuffed turkey thigh with apple cider jus for Rosh Hashanah

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 1 hour 45 minutes approx

Victoria Prever's salted honey and date ice cream pie (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Rosh Hashanah recipe

Rosh Hashanah salted honey and date ice cream pie

By Victoria Prever

Cook time: 10 mins + 5+ hours freezing time

Meat recipe

Rosh Hashanah roast beef with pomegranate and red wine

By Silvia Nacamulli

Cook time: 45 minutes (medium); 1 hour (well done) plus 1 hour resting time

The Jewish Chronicle

Luxury £12 million London apartment linked to Iranian ayatollah appears on Rightmove

Regulator releases first findings into Orthodox charities in £22 million cashed cheques inquiry

Ed Miliband: I disagree with Chief Rabbi over impact of Israel sanctions on British Jews

Opinion: ‘I do not expect Mr Miliband to seek my counsel, but I shall offer it regardless’: Letters to the Editor, August 28 2026

‘I’m not flirtatious… I don’t get it,’ says Nigella Lawson ahead of Bake Off debut

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem and ban Corbyn and Green MPs in response to Miliband settlement sanctions

Opinion

Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader

Labour’s dangerous turn on Israel and our shared resolve

The AfD’s rise threatens not German democracy, but German reliability

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Huckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no bounds

Paralympian Ezra Frech announced for Dancing with the Stars season 35

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

World News

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

Three arrested in France over alleged plan to join ISIS and commit ‘violent action’ against Jews

P!nk leads calls for Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour over ‘anti-Israel propaganda’

Canada and France announce settlement trade ban alongside UK

Gaza aid worker whose death sparked Israel-Belgium diplomatic incident suspected of being Hamas fighter

Argentine couple ordered to return Nazi-looted painting after it was spotted on estate agent’s website

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

UK News

The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says Simon Schama

Hackney Council accused of ‘predetermining’ outcome of review into twinning arrangement with Haifa

Ofcom throws out Corbyn complaint over TV remark that antisemitic ‘rot’ started during his leadership of Labour

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Opinion

Miliband’s repetition of anonymous Gaza ‘stories’ as fact is no small lapse. It’s the whole problem

Symbolic sanctions to appease ‘muppet’ backbenchers threaten a real-world crisis for Britain

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

Ed Miliband’s claim about Israel blocking medicine into Gaza was incendiary – but then it was intended to be

How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes – even when they are not directed at Jews

Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

Sponsored

Celebrating tradition, beauty and togetherness

Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

Life

A Month in the Country review: Who cares about the fate of these privileged Russians? ★★★

Annie Wobbler (Revisited) review: Arnold Wesker’s working-class women tread the boards again’ ★★★

One Night Only review: ‘a tick box of unlikely situations’ ★★

Abigail’s Party review: ‘a toe-curlingly compelling watch’ ★★★★

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin review: ‘almost 100 pages too short’

JC recipes

Rosh Hashanah apple, honey and cardamom challah

Honey glazed stuffed turkey thigh with apple cider jus for Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah salted honey and date ice cream pie

Rosh Hashanah roast beef with pomegranate and red wine