Imogen Garfinkel

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Imogen Garfinkel is a reporter at the Jewish Chronicle

You can reach her at igarfinkel@thejc.com

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Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney: ‘I admire and support Palestine Action wholeheartedly’

The acclaimed Irish author said proscribing the group would represent ‘an alarming curtailment of free speech’

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The bestselling author compared Palestine Action's protests to the actions of the Suffragette's and the Anti-Apartheid struggle. (Photo: Flickr/Chris Boland)

Tel Aviv University Professor Rachel Sarig in her Dental Anthropology Laboratory (Photo: Tel Aviv University)

The Israeli dentist who helped identify bodies ravaged by Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack

6 min read

Sigal with her daughters Norelle (left) and Roya (right), who were murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7. (Courtesy of Sigal Shteiner Manzuri)

The day both my daughters went out to dance and never came back

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Dan Brotman in Beirut's Jewish cemetery in 2022, where he found graves dating as recently as 2018. (Photo courtesy of Dan Brotman)

‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

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Toyota designer called BBC employee ‘vile Jew’ and ‘little rat’

Raffi Berg, the corporation’s online Middle East editor, was also accused of being an ‘Israel fanboy'

2 min read

June 18, 2025 15:10

The social media comments were made by an alleged employee of Woven by Toyota, the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. (Getty Images)

Kneecap frontman Mo Chara bailed after terror charge hearing

The rapper, real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, has been accused of displaying the Hezbollah flag contrary to anti-terror laws

1 min read

June 18, 2025 11:26

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara has been released on bail after an initial hearing into the terror charge against him (Image: Getty)

Israel has brought us hope for the end of this regime, say residents of Iran

Iranian civilians at home and abroad spell out the impact of the war on their immediate lives – and their dreams

6 min read

June 17, 2025 14:59

A man in Tehran cycles past a poster of slain Iranian IRGC commander Gholam Ali Rashid (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pioneering Israeli cancer research centre ‘engulfed in flames’ after Iranian attack

The world-leading university department was damaged by a barrage of missiles amid escalating conflict between the two states

3 min read

June 16, 2025 15:04

The pioneering cancer research centre at Israel's Weizmann Institute was severely damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Sunday (Image: X/@alon_mizrahi)

‘They would be looking at their granddaughters today on the Honours List’: Cousins Tracy-Ann Oberman and Claudia Winkleman awarded MBEs

Actress Oberman said the award was a ‘testament’ to her grandmother, Faye

2 min read

June 15, 2025 12:10

Tracy-Ann Oberman's grandmother, Faye (top row, fourth from left) and Claudia Winkleman's grandmother Lilly (top row, fifth from left). (Photo courtesy of Tracy-Ann Oberman via Instagram)

Donald Trump: ‘You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon’

The president warned Iran will face American might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US

1 min read

June 15, 2025 10:17

US President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for a deal to be struck between Iran and Israel to end the conflict. (Getty Images)

UK deploying more RAF fighter jets to Middle East

‘The constant message is de-escalate,’ the prime minister said

1 min read

June 15, 2025 09:35

Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he is deploying military aircraft – including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers – to the Middle East defend British interests amid the Israel-Iran conflict. (Getty Images)

Macron’s two-state solution conference to be delayed after Israeli strikes on Iran

The UN-led event was to be co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia

1 min read

June 13, 2025 16:57

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were supposed to co-chair the UN conference in New York. (Getty Images)

Israeli military official on Iran: ‘We are prepared for this to keep going on for days’

Officer says overnight offensive was ‘successful’ but stresses need to remain humble

1 min read

June 13, 2025 09:59

A bomb shelter keeps its door open as Israel braces for Iran's respond to Israel's strike on June 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Getty Images)

BBC apologises for article claiming Jews spit on Christians in ‘holiday ritual’

The corporation was also forced to correct a piece seemingly linking a group of ‘fanatical Jews’ to the 9/11 terrorists

2 min read

June 12, 2025 15:53

BBC Arabic has apologised for publishing an article suggesting that spitting on Christians is a common Sukkot tradition for observant Jews (Getty Images)

David Walliams performs Nazi salute twice during BBC Christmas special recording

The comedian’s gesture shocked audience members and has been labelled ‘unacceptable’ by the broadcaster

2 min read

June 12, 2025 11:05

David Walliams performed the Nazi salute twice during the recording for the Would I Lie to You? Christmas special (Getty Images)

Head of UK Islamic school urged Muslims to ‘take up arms’ days after October 7 attack

Radical cleric, who praised martyrdom, is responsible for the education of almost 1,000 children at Blackburn mosque

8 min read

June 11, 2025 16:25

Masjid e Tauheedul Islam, where Suhail Manya has been imam since 2004, is one of Blackburn's biggest mosques.

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Imogen Garfinkel

Latest from Imogen Garfinkel

Sally Rooney: ‘I admire and support Palestine Action wholeheartedly’

The Israeli dentist who helped identify bodies ravaged by Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack

The day both my daughters went out to dance and never came back

‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

More from Imogen Garfinkel

Toyota designer called BBC employee ‘vile Jew’ and ‘little rat’

Kneecap frontman Mo Chara bailed after terror charge hearing

Israel has brought us hope for the end of this regime, say residents of Iran

Pioneering Israeli cancer research centre ‘engulfed in flames’ after Iranian attack

‘They would be looking at their granddaughters today on the Honours List’: Cousins Tracy-Ann Oberman and Claudia Winkleman awarded MBEs

Donald Trump: ‘You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon’

UK deploying more RAF fighter jets to Middle East

Macron’s two-state solution conference to be delayed after Israeli strikes on Iran

Israeli military official on Iran: ‘We are prepared for this to keep going on for days’

BBC apologises for article claiming Jews spit on Christians in ‘holiday ritual’

David Walliams performs Nazi salute twice during BBC Christmas special recording

Head of UK Islamic school urged Muslims to ‘take up arms’ days after October 7 attack