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Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech during day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2, 2026 in Brighton (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

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Cable Street

‘Zionists are not welcome here’: Anti-Israel mob ‘hijacks’ Cable Street 90th anniversary

By Jamie Shapiro

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Scotland

Scottish teacher reported to police after appearing in video urging children to play ‘Zio’ game

Sara El-Awaisi was recognised as a ‘local hero’ at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in June

By Daniel Ben-David

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shoah

How I wrote The Tattooist of Auschwitz and other Holocaust stories

By John Jeffay

5 min read

Flydubai Flight 1073 on the tarmac at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudia Arabia (X/AmitSegal)

Flydubai terror attack

Flydubai co-pilot ‘planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion airport’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Keenan David with two of his young students and Bob the punchbag (TheJC)

Jewish self-defence

Jew-Jitsu: The Krav Maga master teaching Stamford Hill’s strictly-Orthodox how to defend themselves

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Opinion

Stephen Pollard

This is Britain now: the Greens embrace antisemitism as a Cable Street rally targets Jews

Alex Hearn

Zionism isn’t racism – the Green Party is

Raffy Lachter

Why we Conservative councillors in Barnet will propose twinning with Haifa

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RAF

US bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford after ‘new threats’ against base

Six men arrested in connection with an alleged Iran-linked plot targeting the Gloucestershire site, including a dual Iranian-British national, have been released on bail

By JC Reporter

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The main gate of RAF Fairford on September 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

New York

NY Jewish groups highlight lack of focus on antizionist violence in Mamdani’s new antisemitism strategy

Jewish leaders did, though, welcome a greater emphasis on the issue of Jew-hate, more funding for community security and a renewed drive for better Holocaust education

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the residence of Brazil's ambassador to the UN in New York City on September 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

Flydubai terror attack

Flydubai pilot who ‘tried to bring down plane’ was a ‘terrorist or a whackjob,’ claims Trump

Israeli authorities have branded the incident an ‘attempted jihadist terror attack’

By Hayley Cregor

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US President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on September 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

USA

US Government sues Ohio healthcare firms after doctor fired ‘for being Jewish’

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that the surgeon ‘faced a barrage of comments in the workplace blaming the Jews’ for October 7

By Hayley Cregor

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Andrea Lucas, chair of the EEOC (YouTube/FortuneConversations)

World News

Emily Damari

‘I choose life’: Former hostages reflect on the ordeal of captivity on the third anniversary of October 7

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Israel's defender Roy Revivo (L) and the Republic of Ireland's midfielder Jason Knight during the teams' tense clash on October 4 (Photo: Getty)

Football

Israel men’s football team wear black armbands for October 7 victims in acrimonious Ireland match

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

Flydubai terror attack

Heroic Flydubai captain ‘who was attacked with axe’ invited to Israel for Independence Day

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Austria

Austrian President criticised by Jewish groups, Jerusalem for anti-Israel statements

By Benjamin Weinthal

4 min read

FA Chairman David Bernstein looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane in London, May 19, 2013 (Credit: Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Football

Exclusive: Ireland may have breached football rules in Israel clash, says former FA chair

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Rama Duwaji during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals in New York City, June 18, 2026 (Credit: Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s wife attended luxury Islamic ‘wellness’ retreat that called for elimination of Israel

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

(Illustrative) A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Flydubai terror attack

Flydubai pilot underwent ‘Islamist indoctrination,’ Netanyahu claims

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

UK News

Jewish Volunteering Network

Jewish Volunteering Network receives tenth anniversary prize at London Dangoor Awards

The award recognises their commitment to the Jewish community and beyond over the last decade

By Ben Conway

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Left to right: Karen Cooper, trustee; Rachelle Lazarus, charity engagement and volunteer manager; Clive Nathan, chair; Nicky Goldman, CEO (photo: JVN)

Israeli embassy

Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after trying to break into London’s Israeli embassy to launch knife attack

Small boat migrant Abdullah Albadri jumped onto a fence and was tackled by armed police at the embassy in Kensington in April 2025

By JC Reporter

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Albadri climbed the railings outside the Israeli embassy (Photo-Counter Terrorism Policing/PA)

The Jewish Non-Parent Network

‘It’s time that Jewish people without children felt they counted too’

A couple who have decided not to have children speak to the JC about the challenges of being part of a community with such a strong focus on family life – and the new group they have set up

By Gaby Wine

5 min read

Josh Moritz and Carly Minsky (Photo: courtesy)

Green Party

Green leader Zack Polanski barred from Israel after party votes to define Zionism as racism

Foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar brings in ban in response to ‘antisemitic text’ that ‘denies the Jewish people’s right to self-determination’

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Zack Polanski speaking on Friday in Brighton as the Green Party annual conference opened (Getty Images)

Opinion

Yair Golan: The hero general who became the standard-bearer of Israel’s diminished left

His rescue of Nova survivors on October 7 dramatically changed his public standing. Now his political weight will be measured by whether a government opposed to Netanyahu can be formed without his support

By Ashley Perry

4 min read

Yair Golan, party leader of The Democrats, during the party's election launch on July 20, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Avigdor Liberman: Israel’s ultimate political outsider – too secular for the religious right, too hawkish for the centre-left

The immigrant from Moldova who once carried suitcases at the airport does not fit comfortably into either political camp, which could make him a kingmaker after the elections

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By Ashley Perry

Gadi Eisenkot: The general who became Netanyahu’s principal challenger

Ahead of the elections, he is the strongest new force in Israeli politics. Whether he becomes the third former chief of staff to serve as prime minister will depend upon his ability to preserve a broad but potentially fragile coalition of voters

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By Ashley Perry

Naftali Bennett: From political outsider to prime minister and back again

The coming election will determine whether his time at the helm of the Israeli government was an exceptional product of parliamentary arithmetic or the beginning of a longer claim to national leadership

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

By Dennis Rogers

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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

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

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Real university starter pack, no £600 kettle required

By Sophie Dunoff

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At the Technion, Jewish and Arab students study alongside each other every day. Photo by Technion Uk

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The world turns away. But Israel keeps contributing

By Alan Aziz

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Life

JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

By Angela Kiverstein

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Venice

New photos from the ghetto

Photographer Judy Goldhill’s images depicts the dense architecture of Europe’s first ghetto in tension with the sky

By Naomi Gryn

1 min read

Jews in Arab lands

Unlocking the V&A’s forgotten Jewish treasures

Deep in the museum’s depots sits a collection of hidden artefacts that tell the story of Jewish traders and artisans in the Middle East and North Africa. Almost never exhibited, they can be yours to ogle and hold for an afternoon

By Michal Friedlander

6 min read

The silver candelabrum presented to Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore by Saïd, ruler of Egypt in 1858 (Credit: The Montefiore Endowment and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

documentary

The Last First: Winter K2: ‘My Alpine whodunnit is a salutary tale for our time’

Amir Bar-Lev’s new documentary about extreme mountain climbing is really about our search for a meaningful life, he says

By James Mottram

4 min read

Narrow escape: Colin O'Brady in the new documentary The Last First: Winter K2 and (inset) film-maker Amir Bar-Lev

October 7

‘I lost my unborn child’s father on October 7’: Israeli widows reflect on motherhood and grief

Of the hundreds of Israelis who lost partners in the massacre, 46 were pregnant women. Two of them share their pain

By Lianne Kolirin

9 min read

Barely imaginable: Raphael looks at a photograph of his dead father, Amir

JC recipes

Flora Shedden's roasted squash and apple soup (Photos: Laura Edwards)

Soups

Roasted squash and apple soup with crispy crumbs

By Flora Shedden

Cook time: 55 mins – 1hr, 5 mins

Pasta recipe

Spicy baked orzo with feta and dill

By Sue Quinn

Cook time: 40 mins

Sarah Mann-Yeager's chicken and rice soup (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Chicken soup

Hearty chicken and rice soup

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 25-30 mins

Sukkot recipe

Apple and date crumble bars

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 50 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

Chair of Amnesty leaves Green Party over ‘antisemitic motion’

‘Zionists are not welcome here’: Anti-Israel mob ‘hijacks’ Cable Street 90th anniversary

Scottish teacher reported to police after appearing in video urging children to play ‘Zio’ game

How I wrote The Tattooist of Auschwitz and other Holocaust stories

Flydubai co-pilot ‘planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion airport’

Jew-Jitsu: The Krav Maga master teaching Stamford Hill’s strictly-Orthodox how to defend themselves

Opinion

This is Britain now: the Greens embrace antisemitism as a Cable Street rally targets Jews

Zionism isn’t racism – the Green Party is

Why we Conservative councillors in Barnet will propose twinning with Haifa

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Latest US news

US bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford after ‘new threats’ against base

NY Jewish groups highlight lack of focus on antizionist violence in Mamdani’s new antisemitism strategy

Flydubai pilot who ‘tried to bring down plane’ was a ‘terrorist or a whackjob,’ claims Trump

US Government sues Ohio healthcare firms after doctor fired ‘for being Jewish’

World News

‘I choose life’: Former hostages reflect on the ordeal of captivity on the third anniversary of October 7

Israel men’s football team wear black armbands for October 7 victims in acrimonious Ireland match

Heroic Flydubai captain ‘who was attacked with axe’ invited to Israel for Independence Day

Austrian President criticised by Jewish groups, Jerusalem for anti-Israel statements

Exclusive: Ireland may have breached football rules in Israel clash, says former FA chair

Mamdani’s wife attended luxury Islamic ‘wellness’ retreat that called for elimination of Israel

Flydubai pilot underwent ‘Islamist indoctrination,’ Netanyahu claims

UK News

Jewish Volunteering Network receives tenth anniversary prize at London Dangoor Awards

Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after trying to break into London’s Israeli embassy to launch knife attack

‘It’s time that Jewish people without children felt they counted too’

Green leader Zack Polanski barred from Israel after party votes to define Zionism as racism

Opinion

Yair Golan: The hero general who became the standard-bearer of Israel’s diminished left

Avigdor Liberman: Israel’s ultimate political outsider – too secular for the religious right, too hawkish for the centre-left

Gadi Eisenkot: The general who became Netanyahu’s principal challenger

Naftali Bennett: From political outsider to prime minister and back again

Sponsored

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

The world turns away. But Israel keeps contributing

Life

JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

New photos from the ghetto

Unlocking the V&A’s forgotten Jewish treasures

The Last First: Winter K2: ‘My Alpine whodunnit is a salutary tale for our time’

‘I lost my unborn child’s father on October 7’: Israeli widows reflect on motherhood and grief

JC recipes

Roasted squash and apple soup with crispy crumbs

Spicy baked orzo with feta and dill

Hearty chicken and rice soup

Apple and date crumble bars