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Jeremy Bowen reporting for the BBC from Israel (Photo: BBC YouTube)

4 min read

Board of Deputies

Deputy resigns after suspension threat over Yachad letter

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

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

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

1 min read

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

1 min read

Iran

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

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Participants and organisers at the MedEx event (Image: Meron Persey Photography)

Aliyah

‘I don’t really feel safe telling people I’m Jewish’: The British doctors planning to make aliyah

By Jamie Shapiro

6 min read

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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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

2 min read

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

3 min read

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

Jewish music

Musician famed for collaboration with Springsteen to release Yiddish album

Justin Goldner’s new project will fuse traditional poetry and contemporary music

By Daisy Blakemore-Creedon

1 min read

Justin Goldner (Instagram/JustinGoldner)

Israeli food

Celebrity chef takes free food truck on tour across US to promote Israel

Yossi Shitrit said he wants to bring ‘warmth, generosity and meeting of traditions’ on his travels

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Yossi Shirit (C) with his team (Instagram/YossiShitrit)

World News

Montreal synagogue targeted for second time in six months

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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

1 min read

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

1 min read

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

By Ali Hamedani

3 min read

(Illustrative) A container ship arrives at the port in Qingdao, China on September 21, 2026. The ship pictured is not the one referenced in the report (Getty Images)

Israel

Israeli-owned cargo ship sinks in Black Sea after being struck by drones

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi on to a stage prior to his release in February 2025 and (foreground) Starmer and Zomlot (Images: Getty)

Letter from Jerusalem

Revealed: Israel begged UK to wait for hostages to be freed before recognition of Palestine

By Natalie Lisbona

8 min read

Billy Crystal

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

The ‘When Harry Met Sally’ star began writing it on the morning the blazes broke out in California

By Hayley Cregor

3 min read

UK News

A dozen non-profits raise awareness at The Big Small Charity Fair

One of them, the North London Hospice, spoke about £2million being needed to fund a new development

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Chana provides specialist emotional support to individuals and couples affected by pregnancy and baby loss, at every stage (Image: JC)

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

2 min read

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

Crime

Suspect charged over ‘racial harassment’ of Orthodox man allegedly locked in Stamford Hill bus

The alleged incident took place last October when passenger David Abraham was on his way home from synagogue

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Still image from a video of David Abraham on a Stamford Hill bus in October 2025 (Image: X/DavidAbraham)

The Jewish Chronicle

‘I don’t feel 50 years older’: Drinking, dancing and reminiscing at the ‘JC Do’s’ revival night

In the 1970s, young Jewish people would pick up a copy of the JC and decide which dance to go to that weekend. In Borehamwood on Saturday they were dancing again.

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Lynn Shemesh, Sue Bagel and Linda Morris at the event (Image: JC)

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

4 min read

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

4 min read

By Zoe Strimpel

Normal people don’t believe in Sally Rooney’s free-speech issue

Taking up the Irish novelist’s cause conforms with the pattern of Israel derangement syndrome

3 min read

By Sir David Bell

My report on antisemitism in education is based on hard evidence – now let’s implement its findings

Former DfE mandarin Sir David Bell outlines how he reached the recommendations now accepted by the government

2 min read

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By Zack Ford

4 min read

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

By Dennis Rogers

3 min read

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

3 min read

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

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By Sophie Dunoff

2 min read

Life

The fascinating story of Grimsby’s ‘destination synagogue’

By John Bowers

4 min read

A team celebrating first place at one of The Equalizer's tournaments (credit: The Equalizer)

JC event

Introducing The Equalizer, the Israeli charity using football to bring young Jews and Arabs together

One of the non-profit’s heads will speak alongside former FA boss David Bernstein at JC event ‘More than a Game’ next month

By Ben Conway

6 min read

first person

‘Would lying make me a better Jew?’

In the first of our new series, Confessions of a Bad Jew, in which she works out her version of what it means to be Jewish in Britain today, Serena Kutchinsky ponders the ethics of spilling family secrets

By Serena Kutchinsky

4 min read

Walking on egg shells: Serena (right) with her father Paul Kutchinsky and sister Katrina at Disney World, in 1985

Vegan

How a Jewish woman from northwest London became an acclaimed Thai chef

Siam Goorwich meets Philippa Kingsley to hear about her new vegan Thai cookbook

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Thai cookbook author Philippa Kingsley pictured with Ken Hom CBE (Photo: Philippa Kingsley)

Film

Meet Gidi Dar, the secular Israeli film director whose movies opened the door for Shtisel and other Charedi dramas

The film-makers’s latest film The Wedding Entertainer is set in the Chasidic community of Jerusalem. It makes its UK premiere at next month’s UK Jewish Film Festival

By John Nathan

6 min read

Funny angles: Shuli Rand, Iris Bahr and Tzufit Grant in The Wedding Entertainer. Inset: Gidi Dar

JC recipes

Vegan pad Thai noodles (Photo: Phil Bekker)

Vegan recipe

Pad Thai noodles with vegan chicken or tofu

By Philippa Kingsley

Cook time: 10 mins

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

The Jewish Chronicle

BBC accused of ‘letting Jeremy Bowen get away with it’ after genocide controversy

Deputy resigns after suspension threat over Yachad letter

JLC and CST permitted to intervene in Palestine Action proscription appeal

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

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

‘I don’t really feel safe telling people I’m Jewish’: The British doctors planning to make aliyah

Opinion

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

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

A Jewish community must have room for those without children

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

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

Musician famed for collaboration with Springsteen to release Yiddish album

Celebrity chef takes free food truck on tour across US to promote Israel

World News

Montreal synagogue targeted for second time in six months

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

France restricts Israeli arms displays at Paris naval defence exhibition

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

Israeli-owned cargo ship sinks in Black Sea after being struck by drones

Revealed: Israel begged UK to wait for hostages to be freed before recognition of Palestine

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

UK News

A dozen non-profits raise awareness at The Big Small Charity Fair

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

Suspect charged over ‘racial harassment’ of Orthodox man allegedly locked in Stamford Hill bus

‘I don’t feel 50 years older’: Drinking, dancing and reminiscing at the ‘JC Do’s’ revival night

Opinion

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

The Orwellian rewriting of the October 7 massacres

Normal people don’t believe in Sally Rooney’s free-speech issue

My report on antisemitism in education is based on hard evidence – now let’s implement its findings

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

The fascinating story of Grimsby’s ‘destination synagogue’

Introducing The Equalizer, the Israeli charity using football to bring young Jews and Arabs together

‘Would lying make me a better Jew?’

How a Jewish woman from northwest London became an acclaimed Thai chef

Meet Gidi Dar, the secular Israeli film director whose movies opened the door for Shtisel and other Charedi dramas

JC recipes

Pad Thai noodles with vegan chicken or tofu

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