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JC Heroes

The rabbi who ran a half marathon in the Arctic

By Ben Conway

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A Palestinian boy walks past the clinic of Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on January 11, 2026. Banned from the Gaza Strip with 36 aid bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on January 10 it will have to end its operations there in March if Israel does not reverse its decision. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP via Getty Images)

Charities

Revealed: MSF accused by own staff of Israel ‘obsession’ that breaches pledge of neutrality

Whistleblowers speaking to the JC also claim giant global charity failing to deal adequately with antisemitism

By Jane Prinsley

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A drone flying in Greater London (illustrative only) (Image: Getty Images)

Passover

Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

By Jamie Shapiro

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Harold Ellis (Credit: British Medical Journal)

Medicine

‘Inspirational’ and ‘meticulous’ surgeon Professor Harold Ellis dies aged 100

By Daniel Ben-David

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Tel Aviv skyline on October 3, 2024 (Getty Images)

Israel

Tel Aviv experienced tech boom in 2025 in spite of war

By Melanie Swan

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Some of us are spending Passover apart – but we are a people still together

Zack Polanski – the useful court Jew

The Exodus story inspired American independence

On a visit to Vienna with my baby son, the weight of fatherhood and family history suddenly hit me

My open letter to UK Jews: all of us battling together, we will defeat this hatred

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Iran

US planning ‘weeks of ground operations’ in Iran

The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to put American boots on the ground for the first time in the conflict, but will stop short of a full-scale invasion

By Jacob Jaffa

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A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Iran

Trump delays Iran power plant strikes for another 10 days

The US president claimed talks between the two sides were ‘going very well,’ but Tehran denied any negotiations were taking place

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Iran rejects US ceasefire plan

The Islamic Republic said it had not conducted negotiations with Washington, despite President Trump’s claim that it had agreed to his terms

By Jacob Jaffa

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Iran

Saudi Crown Prince pushing for US to continue Iran War

Washington has announced further troop deployments to the region, despite President Trump’s claims that peace talks have been ‘productive’

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 (Getty Images)

World news

Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP via Getty Images)

Letter from Jerusalem

Israel’s existential conflict may bring economic hardship but for Gulf states there’s no going back

By Natalie Lisbona

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An aerial-defense system fires interceptors at Iranian missiles over central Israel, Feb. 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Yemen

Yemen’s Houthis join war until ‘aggression’ against Iran stops

By JC Reporter

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What is believed to be last picture of Ali Khamenei was originally posted on X by Press TV before being removed (Image: X/Open Source Intel)

Ayatollah Khameini

Iran releases ‘last picture of Ali Khamenei’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Iran

IRGC recruits child soldiers to operate Basij checkpoints targeted by Israel

By Ali Hamedani

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Faith leaders and charity campaigners in Westminster, including Rabbi David Mason from HIAS+JCORE (centre) (Photo: HIAS+JCORE)

Refugees

Rabbis join other faith leaders in signing letter opposing refugee reforms

By Ben Conway

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Israel

Herzog dubs Iran ‘empire of evil’ in rare US interview

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Hezbollah

Watch: IDF releases video of Hezbollah command centre destruction

Footage was also released showing a weapons base in Lebanon being destroyed

By Jamie Shapiro

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Ugandan army chief says it would join Iran War to protect Israel Israel eliminates IRGC naval chief

UK News

Israel

Sa’ar ‘expressed concern’ over UK antisemitism in call with Foreign Secretary

Yvette Cooper’s Israeli counterpart specifically cited the arson attack on four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks during a meeting of the Subcommittee on Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, March 23, 2026 (Flash90)

Tony Blair

Tony Blair hits out at leaders for allowing ‘environment of tacit permission’ that enables antisemitism

The former prime minister condemned what he called the ‘unholy alliance’ between parts of the left and Islamists

By Daniel Ben-David

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Tony Blair speaks during the inaugural meeting of the 'board of peace' hosted by US President Donald Trump at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19 2026 (Photo: Getty)

Iran

Press TV accused of operating Iranian ‘spy recruitment hub’ in London

Iran’s English-language broadcaster has been sanctioned in the EU, the US, Australia and Canada – but not the UK

By Daniel Ben-David

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Jewish Deaf Association

Jewish Deaf Association hosts special Seder for hard of hearing

The entire service was delivered in British Sign Language

By Ben Conway

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Miriam Solomon (aged 99) signed the Ma Nishtana (Photo: JDA)

Opinion

I reported on Zack Polanski. His thin-skinned response was telling

In just 48 hours, the Green Party leader fired off 32 tweets at or about me and the paper I write for – showing a rather different side to his nicey-nicey, ‘peace and love’ image

By Nicole Lampert

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski (Image: Getty)

By Doron Goldberg

Israeli deterrence may shift Islamist threat to Europe

Clinical psychology teaches that when a compulsive behaviour is blocked, the impulse migrates. As the Jewish state hardens, extremists might turn to softer targets

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