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I was in Golders Green when normalcy was shattered by the attack – how will Britain respond to this war on Jews?

What happened is only the latest outbreak of a virulent hatred that threatens the community but also the country as a whole

3 min read

Police officers at the junction of Golders Green Road and the North Circular Road following a stabbing attack in Golders Green on April 29, 2026 (Image: Getty)

Pro-Palestine protests could be banned in wake of Golders Green attack

Laurence Taylor, head of Counter Terror Police, said a potential prohibition was being ‘reviewed’

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Pro-Palestine protest in London (Image: Getty Images)

Met chief blasts Polanski for posting ‘misinformed commentary’ over arrest of Golders Green terror suspect

Sir Mark Rowley accused the Green leader of ‘inflaming tensions’ in an open letter

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley makes a statement to media in Golders Green, April 29, 2026 (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

School parents call on community to help raise funds for more security

Alma Primary launched the urgent appeal after what is believed to have been hostile reconnaissance outside their school

By Gaby Wine

1 min read

Homeland exhibition (Photo: Zina Perlman)

Art

‘I am the matchmaker of art, and I am showcasing the incredible talent of Israel’s artists’

By Siam Goorwich

6 min read

President of the Venice Biennale Foundation Pietrangelo Buttafuoco speaks onstage at the closing ceremony during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 06, 2025 (Getty Images)

Art

Venice Biennale jury resigns after clash with organisers over Israel

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks to the media at the scene where two people were stabbed in Golders Green, April 29, 2026 (Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Expel Iranian ambassador over ‘martyrdom’ message, says Chief Rabbi

Sir Ephraim Mirvis called on ministers to follow Australia and Lebanon in removing the Islamic Republic’s representative as police investigate Telegram messages

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

High Tech

Udderly ingenious: the first robot milking parlour

By John Jeffay

2 min read

Panellists from five main nationwide parties took part in JC event on Wednesday

Politics

Green’s London Assembly leader denies party is antisemitic in response to tough questions at JC hustings

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Slam dunk: Hapoel in cation (Image: Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv)

Basketball

We’re bouncing back from October 7, says Hapoel Tel Aviv owner as team prepares for showdown with basketball giant Real Madrid

By Yoav Borowitz

3 min read

Full steam ahead as Immanuel governors give green light to ‘miracle’ rescue

Qatar promised to ‘look after’ Karim Khan if he issued Netanyahu arrest warrant

Grappling with ‘the challenge of our time’ – the relationship between Judaism and Israel

‘I’ve got OCD, but I’m thriving’

Italy’s left-wing Nazis who call Jews ‘failed soap bars’

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King Charles

King Charles ‘agrees’ Iran should not have nuclear weapons, claims Trump

The US president appeared to reveal details of a private conversation with the monarch during a state dinner, seemingly in breach of royal protocol

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive with King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a state dinner at the White House on April 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Rubio rejects latest Iran ceasefire proposal

The reported deal would have seen the Strait of Hormuz reopen, but a delay in talks on nuclear limitations

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the State Department on April 24, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Iran offers to reopen Hormuz, but no nuclear talks yet

The measures were reportedly part of Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war with the US, despite talks breaking down over the weekend

By Jacob Jaffa and Melanie Swan

1 min read

US forces patrol the Arabian Sea as part of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 20, 2026 (US Navy/Getty Images)

Operation Roaring Lion

Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan after Iranian delegation leaves

US president says Iran offered a better proposal that still falls short minutes after he aborted the planned flight of Witkoff and Kushner to Islamabad

By JC Reporter

1 min read

US President Donald Trump (Image: Getty)

World news

(L-R) Israeli FA Vice President Bassem Sheikh Suleiman, Fifa President Gianni Infantino and Palestinian FA President Jibril Rajoub (X/Palestinian FA)

Football

Palestinian football chief snubs handshake from Arab-Israeli official at Fifa Congress

By JC Reporter

1 min read

A member of the Nous Vivrons collective held up a poster in defence of the Yadan bill (Photo by Daniel Perron / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

France

French Jews put hope in law tackling anti-Israel hate as antisemitic violence reaches record high

By Shirli Sitbon

5 min read

Eyal Shani

Israeli chef Eyal Shani closes Berlin restaurant following pro-Palestine threats

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Germany

Syrian accused of plot to stab Jews and detonate bomb in Berlin suicide attack

By Rob Hyde

1 min read

Mourners pay a floral tribute to Bondi Beach shooting victims at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 15, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Australia

Bondi victim benefit concert cancelled after Greek choir votes against singing with Jewish group

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor and acclaimed psychologist Edith Eger dies aged 98

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the press at an informal meeting of European Union leaders on April 23, 2026, in Ayia Napa, Cyprus (Getty Images)

Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain ship

The vessel is waiting to dock at Haifa, but is being examined by the Israel Tax Authority

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

German state looks to make denial of Israel’s right to exist illegal Israel sent Iron Dome to UAE during Iran War

UK News

Golders Green

Amid eerie calm after Golders Green stabbings, it felt like everyone knew this was coming

Locals at the scene spoke of inevitability to atrocity, just weeks after nearby Hatzola arson attack

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Bystanders behind police tape in Golders Green shortly after attack on Wednesday (Getty)

Israel Guide Dog Centre UK

Mother of October 7 victim and Israel Guide Dog Centre continue special connection

Lisa Marlowe, a new trustee of the centre, is also partaking in their walking challenge

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Lisa Marlowe with dog Jaxon (photo: IGDC)

Golders Green stabbing

Golders Green suspect charged with attempted murder after stabbing attack

One of the victims, Shloime Rand, has now been discharged from hospital

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Police in Golders Green on April 29, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

Golders Green stabbing

Jewish and Muslim women join interfaith solidarity walk to site of terror attack

‘We have to remember that loud, angry, divisive hatred is not the majority’

By Gaby Wine

2 min read

Leading the women's interfaith solidarity walk (Photo: Gaby Wine)

Opinion

If police allow drawings depicting baby-eating Jews, how can they tackle Britain’s antisemitism crisis?

There are effective options under the law when ‘art’ crosses the line, even in our liberal democracy

By Sir Michael Ellis

3 min read

One of the drawings from the art exhibition in Margate

By Lord Hannan

An eye-blink ago, Britain was a different nation. Now, Jews are no longer safe and civic order is fraying

Yes, we had our antisemites. But, almost uniquely in Europe, they never took over a major party – at least, not until Labour sank into the filthy sump of Corbynism

3 min read

By Natalie Lisbona

In a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett join forces – but even after cancer treatment, premier who’s dominated Israel for decades pledges he is determined to stay in power

5 min read

By The JC Leader

Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

Voters now have a chance to stand with the Jewish community by rejecting sectarian candidates campaigning on hostility to Israel, who inflame rather than inform, and who divide rather than govern

3 min read

By Dominic Green

Go to university in the US and what will you learn? Israel, capitalism and your nation are evil

Higher ed inculcates a ‘permission structure’ for political actions. It is a means to an ideological end, so all ideas that fall within it are legitimate

3 min read

By Nicholas Lezard

‘Self-hating Jew’ is something of a misnomer – they think very highly of themselves indeed

They tend to have a kind of romantic conviction that what they say is right, and that they are conforming to an internal manifesto that allows them to ignore inconvenient facts

4 min read

By Ahron Asher Moss

Soon I’ll be in Israel, a war zone, worrying for my family’s safety in Starmer’s Britain

If you are not Jewish, don’t let the silent majority remain silent. Speak out and call out what’s wrong. And if you succeed, there may still be a Jew or two here in the year 2050

2 min read

Art

‘I am the matchmaker of art, and I am showcasing the incredible talent of Israel’s artists’

By Siam Goorwich

6 min read

Like (grand)mother, like (grand)daughter: Jess and Rosi

memoir

Noughties, Nazis and tittle-tattle – how my and my survivor grandma’s lives chime

Jess Robinson’s memoir combines memories of her life in her twenties in London with her grandmother’s under Hitler

6 min read

Film

The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★

The original cast star in this iPhone-era remake, bringing back the best of the classic 2006 film without feeling like a reheat

By John Nathan

1 min read

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in 'Devil Wears Prada 2'. (Macall Polay / 20th Century Studios)

Film

Michael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★

This ‘biography’ about the king of pop presents a bland, sanitised version of Jackson, played by his real-life nephew

By John Nathan

2 min read

Jafaar Jackson in 'Michael'. (Lionsgate)

Poland

The Polish museum that honours lost Galician Jews

The unique and powerful Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow examines the way memory is erased

5 min read

Fragments of a troubled past: (clockwise from left) a mural in modern-day Krakow; a memorial wall made of fragments of smashed Jewish tombstones; pre-war Galician Jews; Jewish theme park tat in Krakow

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

I was in Golders Green when normalcy was shattered by the attack – how will Britain respond to this war on Jews?

Pro-Palestine protests could be banned in wake of Golders Green attack

Met chief blasts Polanski for posting ‘misinformed commentary’ over arrest of Golders Green terror suspect

School parents call on community to help raise funds for more security

‘I am the matchmaker of art, and I am showcasing the incredible talent of Israel’s artists’

Venice Biennale jury resigns after clash with organisers over Israel

Expel Iranian ambassador over ‘martyrdom’ message, says Chief Rabbi

Udderly ingenious: the first robot milking parlour

Green’s London Assembly leader denies party is antisemitic in response to tough questions at JC hustings

We’re bouncing back from October 7, says Hapoel Tel Aviv owner as team prepares for showdown with basketball giant Real Madrid

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Full steam ahead as Immanuel governors give green light to ‘miracle’ rescue

Qatar promised to ‘look after’ Karim Khan if he issued Netanyahu arrest warrant

Grappling with ‘the challenge of our time’ – the relationship between Judaism and Israel

‘I’ve got OCD, but I’m thriving’

Italy’s left-wing Nazis who call Jews ‘failed soap bars’

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King Charles ‘agrees’ Iran should not have nuclear weapons, claims Trump

Rubio rejects latest Iran ceasefire proposal

Iran offers to reopen Hormuz, but no nuclear talks yet

Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan after Iranian delegation leaves

World news

Palestinian football chief snubs handshake from Arab-Israeli official at Fifa Congress

French Jews put hope in law tackling anti-Israel hate as antisemitic violence reaches record high

Israeli chef Eyal Shani closes Berlin restaurant following pro-Palestine threats

Syrian accused of plot to stab Jews and detonate bomb in Berlin suicide attack

Bondi victim benefit concert cancelled after Greek choir votes against singing with Jewish group

Holocaust survivor and acclaimed psychologist Edith Eger dies aged 98

Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain ship

UK News

Amid eerie calm after Golders Green stabbings, it felt like everyone knew this was coming

Mother of October 7 victim and Israel Guide Dog Centre continue special connection

Golders Green suspect charged with attempted murder after stabbing attack

Jewish and Muslim women join interfaith solidarity walk to site of terror attack

Opinion

If police allow drawings depicting baby-eating Jews, how can they tackle Britain’s antisemitism crisis?

An eye-blink ago, Britain was a different nation. Now, Jews are no longer safe and civic order is fraying

In a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?

Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

Go to university in the US and what will you learn? Israel, capitalism and your nation are evil

‘Self-hating Jew’ is something of a misnomer – they think very highly of themselves indeed

Soon I’ll be in Israel, a war zone, worrying for my family’s safety in Starmer’s Britain

‘I am the matchmaker of art, and I am showcasing the incredible talent of Israel’s artists’

Noughties, Nazis and tittle-tattle – how my and my survivor grandma’s lives chime

The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★

Michael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★

The Polish museum that honours lost Galician Jews

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