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BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time panellist Bunny Guinness has been criticised for making the 'Moneybags Rothschild' comment in one episode of the programme (Photo: YouTube)

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Edinburgh Fringe

Having a laugh: Jewish comedy gold at Fringe

By Mark Wareham

14 min read

Court and Crime

Tony Greenstein ‘issued rallying cry’ on October 7 to invite support for Hamas, court told

The prominent pro-Palestine activist faces a charge of inviting support for a proscribed organisation in relation to his social media activity on the day of the attack on southern Israel

By JC Reporter

2 min read

A rabbi covers his face in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC (Credit: ROD LAMKEY JR/AFP via Getty Images)

United States

Jews target of nearly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in US, FBI finds

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Former IDF Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramla, November 7, 2025 (Flash90)

IDF

Pro-Netanyahu TV network takes down report on former top IDF lawyer after confronting her neighbour by mistake

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the audience as US President Trump delivers remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC, on November 19, 2025 (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia excises antisemitism from school textbooks

By Etgar Lefkovits

1 min read

Opinion

Mardo Soghom

Iran’s panicked regime moves to criminalise ordinary contacts with the outside world

Rabbi Karmi Gross

The Orthodox will not only join the IDF in large numbers – they will influence it

Elliot Keck

The sale of uncritical copies of Mein Kampf in London is another sign of the breakdown in norms and standards

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Synagogues

Arrest after man ‘storms bimah’ in attack during Shabbat service at Manhattan synagogue

Police charged Larry Montes with 14 offences after he allegedly hit a woman and headbutted a guard

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Central Synagogue, Lexington Avenue NYC (By Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia)

Catholic

Catholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish president

Renowned Bible scholar Amy-Jill Levine said she was ‘stunned’ when she was informed of her nomination for the post

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Catholic Biblical Association President Amy-Jill Levine (YouTube/Abingdon Press)

Basketball

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

Kushner was previously reported to be in talks to lead Fifa President Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated plan to sell of stakes in football’s premier tournaments

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

USA

Nearly a fifth of 2026 Seattle hate crimes targeted Jews, who make up one per cent of the population

An even more significant proportion of hate crimes in New York were recorded against Jews, according to recently released data

By Menachem Wecker

1 min read

A police vehicle near Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, on April 12, 2021 (Getty Images)

World news

Reconstruction of the face of the oldest Neanderthal found in the Netherlands, nicknamed Krijn, on display at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (Photo by BART MAAT/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel

Walk like a caveman! A modern woman’s pelvis is similar to a Neanderthal man’s, Israeli study finds

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Israel's Iron Dome air defence system (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Qatar

Israel to stop selling military equipment to Qatar

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Preflight photograph inside the Artemis I Orion spacecraft. The mannequin on the left, Zohar, is wearing the vest. Helga, on the right, does not have a vest. (NASA/Lockheed Martin/DLR)

Israel

Israeli firm’s space vest to protect astronauts from solar storm radiation

By John Jeffay

2 min read

Sri Lanka

Violent protests ‘led by Buddhist monks’ erupt outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

By Etgar Lefkovits

1 min read

The 'Handala I' arrives in the port of Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024 (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

Gaza flotilla

Gaza-bound protest ship crashes into harbour wall in Germany

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Jodie Evans of Code Pink speaks during the Woman's Moral Monday March on Washington on July 19, 2021 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Pro-Palestine protests

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Israel

Jared Kushner speaks as a 'Gaza Timeline' is displayed on a giant screen at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after discussing peace plan with Hamas

Washington wants ‘real efforts not just words’ from terror group on disarmament

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Iran may use radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ against Israel if regime survival in doubt, warn Tehran sources Anan Khalaili becomes Israel’s most expensive player by joining Crystal Palace in £21m deal

UK News

Housing

Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

The plans address an ‘acute shortage of suitable affordable housing in Salford’ for the Orthodox community

By Ben Conway

1 min read

CGI rendering of the terraced houses (Brooks Murray Architects / Agudas Israel Housing Association)

Second World War

SAS hero who fought Rommel’s army dies aged 100

Jack Mann was the last survivor of the Long Range Desert Group, a specialist unit that helped turn the tide of the North African campaign

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Jack Mann joined the army at 17 (Photo: AJEX)

Obituary

Obituary: Photographer Elliott Franks dies aged 62

Franks specialised in the ballet scene but in recent years worked closely with Stop The Hate

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

AJR Blue plaque Scheme

Life of opera pioneer Sir Rudolf Bing honoured at Glyndebourne by AJR

The event marked ten years since a plaque commemorating his contribution to British culture was unveiled at the world-famous opera house

By Ben Conway

2 min read

The blue plaque for Rudolph Bing at Glyndebourne, with members and supporters of AJR (credit: AJR)

Opinion

Israel still has no ambassador in London after a year – a strategic failure that must be fixed pronto

As British Jews face alarming antisemitism and Andy Burnham signals that his government will be tougher on Jerusalem, a top diplomat is urgently needed

By Jonathan Harounoff

3 min read

Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, arrives at Downing Street on September 10, 2025 as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is welcoming Israeli President Isaac Herzog (Image: Getty Images)

By Gary Cohen

Western hypocrisy ignores Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus and Syria while condemning Israel

Erdogan’s regional ambitions pose a growing threat to the Jewish state and its neighbours, while his record of aggression and repression is met with remarkable indulgence abroad

7 min read

By Shimon Cohen

Shechita was never the animal-welfare problem – the new Food Standards Agency report shows why

The latest FSA findings, alongside scientific evidence published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research, make the case that kosher slaughter should be treated as a mainstream method

2 min read

By Josh Rose

When queer activists put anti-Israel ideology before their own interests

From the vigil for the Berlin pride parade attack to the gay cruise ship Turkey and Egypt turned away, the ‘right’ political narrative trumps acknowledging the threats LGBT people face – and where they live freely

4 min read

By Stephen Daisley

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Falsehoods about Israel have fuelled hatred towards anything branded ‘Zionist’ – including British Jews. Yet the government seems intent on inflaming, rather than calming, those tensions

4 min read

By Dominic Green

Rupert Lowe is riding a tide of extremism as fascists and cranks have gatecrashed the party

For many Restore Britain supporters, Jews cause all of this country’s problems. They see us as foreigners by blood, following a foreign god and serving the interests of a foreign power

3 min read

By Michelle Wolodarsky

God save New York – a love letter to the capital of world Jewry (sorry, Tel Aviv, your day will come)

Even amid rising antisemitism also in this great city, the decay need not turn to rot. America still has free speech, robust democracy, economic dynamism and a constitution steeped in admiration for us – freedoms and attitudes Europe is losing, or never truly had

7 min read

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Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

By JWed

1 min read

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Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

By Rhys Hughes

2 min read

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As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

3 min read

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Designs on your summer décor

By Gina Benjamin

4 min read

Life

Rossini Opera Festival: ‘Le Siège de Corinthe was massacred’

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

5 min read

Athletics

Israeli team clinches marathon gold at European Athletics Championships

The top three Israelis all made aliyah from Ethiopia as teenagers

By Ben Conway

4 min read

boxing

The bruising tale of British Jews and boxing

David Cohen meets the author of a new book about the Jewish boxers who punched above their weight – and the high price they paid for it

By David Cohen

9 min read

In the ring: Jews have a long history in British boxing (Photos: JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON, MANCHESTER JEWISH MUSEUM, GETTY IMAGES, JEWSINSPORTS)

Theatre

Cleansed review: a gruesome horror that doesn’t need to be seen

No stars for this controversial play – although it does hold some powerful lessons, especially for Jews

By John Nathan

1 min read

Sarah Kane's violent play is not for the faint of heart (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Jewish Comedy

‘If I can make people see Israelis as humans rather than headlines, that’s really meaningful’

Comedian Shahar Cohen is a viral sensation, with nearly 400,000 social media followers. He tells Melanie Swan how his comedy builds bridges, why women are funnier, and how he stays grounded

By Melanie Swan

5 min read

Shahar Cohen and his comedy alter ego Nofar (Photo: Shahar Cohen)

JC recipes

Light and fresh, this salad pairs particularly well with fish (Photo: Columbus Leth)

Recipes

Kartoffelsalat – Danish potato salad

By Trine Hahnemann

Cook time: 30 mins

Shavuot recipe

Raspberry goat’s cheese bars

By Jake Cohen

Cook time: 60 minutes

Vegan

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 20 minutes

Bil’eifi: The Taste of My Iraqi Home is on sale now (Photo: Giora Hirsch)

Jewish food

Bil’eifi cookbook: a love letter to Iraqi-Jewish food

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

The Jewish Chronicle

BBC’s highest complaints body rules ‘moneybags Rothschild’ is not antisemitic

Having a laugh: Jewish comedy gold at Fringe

Tony Greenstein ‘issued rallying cry’ on October 7 to invite support for Hamas, court told

Jews target of nearly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in US, FBI finds

Pro-Netanyahu TV network takes down report on former top IDF lawyer after confronting her neighbour by mistake

Saudi Arabia excises antisemitism from school textbooks

Opinion

Iran’s panicked regime moves to criminalise ordinary contacts with the outside world

The Orthodox will not only join the IDF in large numbers – they will influence it

The sale of uncritical copies of Mein Kampf in London is another sign of the breakdown in norms and standards

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Arrest after man ‘storms bimah’ in attack during Shabbat service at Manhattan synagogue

Catholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish president

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

Nearly a fifth of 2026 Seattle hate crimes targeted Jews, who make up one per cent of the population

World news

Walk like a caveman! A modern woman’s pelvis is similar to a Neanderthal man’s, Israeli study finds

Israel to stop selling military equipment to Qatar

Israeli firm’s space vest to protect astronauts from solar storm radiation

Violent protests ‘led by Buddhist monks’ erupt outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

Gaza-bound protest ship crashes into harbour wall in Germany

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

Trump’s envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after discussing peace plan with Hamas

UK News

Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

SAS hero who fought Rommel’s army dies aged 100

Obituary: Photographer Elliott Franks dies aged 62

Life of opera pioneer Sir Rudolf Bing honoured at Glyndebourne by AJR

Opinion

Israel still has no ambassador in London after a year – a strategic failure that must be fixed pronto

Western hypocrisy ignores Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus and Syria while condemning Israel

Shechita was never the animal-welfare problem – the new Food Standards Agency report shows why

When queer activists put anti-Israel ideology before their own interests

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Rupert Lowe is riding a tide of extremism as fascists and cranks have gatecrashed the party

God save New York – a love letter to the capital of world Jewry (sorry, Tel Aviv, your day will come)

Sponsored

Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

Designs on your summer décor

Life

Rossini Opera Festival: ‘Le Siège de Corinthe was massacred’

Israeli team clinches marathon gold at European Athletics Championships

The bruising tale of British Jews and boxing

Cleansed review: a gruesome horror that doesn’t need to be seen

‘If I can make people see Israelis as humans rather than headlines, that’s really meaningful’

JC recipes

Kartoffelsalat – Danish potato salad

Raspberry goat’s cheese bars

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

Bil’eifi cookbook: a love letter to Iraqi-Jewish food