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Iran

‘We’ll see what happens’: Iranian threat to Britain if conflict erupts again

By Ali Hamedani

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Harrow Crown Court (Image by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88580829)

Courts

Golders Green rabbi accused of sexually touching woman who sought religious advice from him

Aaron Halpern, 68, is accused of locking a woman in a room in his home above a synagogue and sexually assaulting her

By JC Reporter

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The Crown Iris at the port of Piraeus in Athens on June 3, 2026 (Photo by Aggelos NAKKAS / AFP via Getty Images)

Cruise

Bomb scare on Israeli-owned cruise ship carrying 900 passengers

By Jamie Shapiro

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Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Winkleman reveals she almost turned down ‘The Traitors’

By Hayley Cregor

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

US Politics

El-Sayed on course for midterm victory despite Hayley Stevens’ ‘betrayal,’ prediction market shows

By Jacob Jaffa

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Opinion

Jane Prinsley

Reality of Israeli democracy is far more complex than Emily Thornberry seems to realise

Alastair Falk

No-one in education can be a bystander on antisemitism – it’s a safeguarding issue

Rabbi Ariel Abel

A Jewish community must have room for those without children

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Philadelphia

Pro-Palestine rally aims for expulsion of Jewish and Israeli businesses from Philadelphia

Outrage from local Jewish groups over ‘boycott ride’ due to take place on eve of Kristallnacht anniversary

By JC Reporter

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Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 2026 (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump

‘They don’t need it’: Trump confirms US will end $4bn in aid to Israel by end of 2026

The president also said he had ‘total control’ of the Middle East and that Israel was the US’ ‘helper’ in the region

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kansas, on November 01, 2026 (Getty Images)

USA

FBI charges four in probe of ‘intimidation campaign’ against University of Michigan over ‘Israel links’

A total of 12 people have now been charged in connection with an investigation into pro-Palestine campus activism

By Hayley Cregor

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A general view of the Gaza solidarity encampment at the Diag on the University of Michigan's campus on May 4, 2024 (Getty Images)

US Politics

Prominent Democrat backs Republican candidate in Michigan midterm over Abdul El-Sayed’s stance on Israel and antisemitism

Congresswoman Hayley Stevens cited El-Sayed’s campaign appearances with anti-Israel influencer Hasan Piker

By JC Reporter

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on November 1, 2026 (Photo by Salwan Georges/Getty Images)

World News

US hits Iranian island after IRGC fires missiles at American aircraft

By JC Reporter

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Canada

Montreal synagogue targeted for second time in six months

By JC Reporter

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Iran

Iran rules out removal of enriched uranium amid fresh threat of US strikes

By Hayley Cregor

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Boris Shtonda crossing the finishing line in New York (Photo-ranalkalay/Instagram)

IDF

Israeli war veteran who lost leg in Gaza completes New York Marathon – 3 weeks after triathlon

By JC Reporter

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Armed forces personnel photographed after parachuting from a British Royal Air Force aircraft at a training facility earlier this year (Photo: Getty)

Iran

Iran declares UK Navy and RAF ‘terror groups’, and MI6 ‘hostile’

By JC Reporter

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The Euronaval exhibition, pictured in 2024, takes place every two years (Photo: Getty)

France

France restricts Israeli arms displays at Paris naval defence exhibition

By Melanie Swan

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Posters depicting Trump and Netanyahu as targets at pro-regime rally in Tehran in July (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Iran

Iran TV halts coverage of Israeli election after Netanyahu rout fails to materialise

As Islamic Republic hopes of heavy defeat for Likud leader are dashed, dissidents in Tehran say “We want Bibi to finish the job” in campaign against regime

By Ali Hamedani

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UK News

‘Less than 1%’ of Palestine Action demos met terror definition, group tells Supreme Court

The Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust say lifting the proscription of the group would “re-arm and revitalise a sinister and dangerous movement”

By JC Reporter

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The facade of the Supreme Court in central London. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget

‘Making gherkins cheaper is a policy bubbe would have brought in!’

Leading Jewish figures welcome the chancellor’s Budget pledge to suspend the 12 per cent import tariff on the pickled baby cucumbers

By Jamie Shapiro

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Mr Pickle at the Jewish Culture Month launch party (Photo: Board of Deputies)

Palestine Action

JLC and CST permitted to intervene in Palestine Action proscription appeal

The Supreme Court is due to hear the case later this week

By Jamie Shapiro

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The facade of the Supreme Court in central London on August 1, 2025 (Getty Images)

BBC

BBC admits error after inviting influencer who hailed Israel’s October 7 ‘humiliation’ on Sunday show

Bushra Shaikh has previously called Jews who move to Israel ‘lying scumbags’ and said they should ‘go back to f***ing Europe’

By Daniel Ben-David

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Bushra Shaikh in a publicity photo for Channel4 (Tom Barnes/Channel 4)

Opinion

The Bell review’s quiet nod to the role of Islamism in school antisemitism

Even the faintest hint at an uncomfortable truth has provoked predictable outrage from the Left, suggesting that the report’s modest recommendations may be more significant than they first appear

By Dr Daniel Allington

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By David Harris

The Orwellian rewriting of the October 7 massacres

Hamas launched a genocidal attack, then cast itself as the victim. Too many Western governments, universities and media outlets helped turn that deception into accepted wisdom

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