Imogen Garfinkel

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Imogen Garfinkel is a reporter at the Jewish Chronicle

You can reach her at igarfinkel@thejc.com

Latest from Imogen Garfinkel

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

The turquoise water is made for wild bathing in the summer heat and makes an ideal setting for pondering the country’s troubled past

5 min read

The Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden overlooking Lake Wörthersee

A group of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside the Foreign Office on May 21, 2025 in London. (Getty Images)

EXCLUSIVE: Israel-Hamas war protests have cost UK police at least £27m in the past year alone

2 min read

Michel Michaelides is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital. (Photo: London Medical)

Exclusive: Top eye surgeon reposted tweets about ‘cult Zions’ controlling the BBC

2 min read

People walk past a pro-Palestine encampment set up by student activists in front of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on May 6, 2024 in Oxford, England. (Getty Images)

Oxford and Cambridge spent more than £615,000 on pro-Palestine protest clean-ups

3 min read

Head of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accuses UN of thwarting efforts to deliver aid

‘I'm surprised that something so simple as feeding people has become so controversial,’ GHF chairman Johnnie Moore said

2 min read

July 1, 2025 13:44

Johnnie Moore defended his foundation, saying 'most of the aid coming into the Gaza Strip right now is from us'. (Photo: Shannon Finney/Getty Images/Jewish News Syndicate)

Hamas tortured Israeli hostage to death over claim he was IDF pilot

Itzik Elgarat, 68, was murdered in Gaza after his captors interrogated him for information, according to his family

1 min read

June 30, 2025 17:19

Danny Elgarat, brother of Danish-Israeli Itzik Elgarat, kisses his coffin during a private funeral ceremony held by friends and family at his house in kibbutz Nir Oz On March 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Extremist settlers torch West Bank security site and riot against ‘traitor’ IDF officer

The military has condemned the attack on the installation, saying it poses a ‘danger’ to the safety of civilians

3 min read

June 30, 2025 12:01

A West Bank security installation that was damaged in an overnight arson attack by settlers. (Israel Defence Forces)

Netanyahu condemns settler attack on soldiers

Six Israelis were arrested after extremists hurled rocks at IDF troops

2 min read

June 29, 2025 13:14

IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Incoming MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi spy known as ‘The Butcher’

Constantine Dobrowolski allegedly boasted of taking part ‘in the extermination of Jews’

3 min read

June 29, 2025 12:32

Blaise Metreweli will become chief of MI6 on October 1 (Credit: UK Foreign Office)

Jordan refuses to play Israel in youth basketball World Cup

The country has been under internal pressure to boycott its game against the Jewish state

1 min read

June 29, 2025 11:28

Israel celebrate their first win in U19 World Cup history by beating 2025 hosts Switzerland. (FIBA)

Who are Bob Vylan, the punk duo who led a ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury?

The controversial set will not be available to rewatch on BBC iPlayer but was broadcast live by the corporation

3 min read

June 29, 2025 11:04

Bobby Vylan, lead singer of Bob Vylan, performing at Glastonbury 2025 (Image: Getty)

Who is Elan Bibas, the Love Island USA Jewish bombshell getting hate after kissing a Palestinian?

Fans of the reality show have claimed on social media that Bibas was an IDF soldier, without providing any evidence

4 min read

June 27, 2025 15:22

Elan Bibas, a Jewish bombshell (left) and Huda Mustafa, an Islander of Palestinian descent, shared a kiss on the reality TV show. (Ben Symons/Peacock)

Nova documentary We Will Dance Again lands Emmy win

Director Yariv Mozer dedicated the prize ‘to the safe and immediate return of the hostages who are still in Gaza’

2 min read

June 27, 2025 11:00

‘We Will Dance Again’ offers a harrowing glimpse into the brutal massacre on partygoers at the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. (Photo: Avi Medina/BBC/Sipur/Bitachon365/MGM)

‘Gas the Jews’ graffiti, a desecrated mezuzah, and Jewish staff crying on campus: Goldsmiths inquiry reveals scale of antisemitism at London university

The Vice Chancellor has apologised after an independent report revealed a ‘disturbing picture’ of everyday life for Jews at the institution

4 min read

June 26, 2025 17:10

Mohinderpal Sethi KC of Littleton Chambers, who chaired the inquiry, concluded that there was a culture of antisemitism at Goldsmiths college. (Wikimedia Commons)

‘Mutual responsibility is very Jewish’: How the Kibbutz Movement is stepping up to help communities hit by Iran’s attacks

The group established a national emergency volunteer headquarters to help families displaced by the Islamic Republic’s missile campaign

5 min read

June 26, 2025 12:40

Volunteers from across Israel's kibbutzim are dedicating their time to help re-house those displaced by Iran's missile attacks. (Photo courtesy of the Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund)

American-Israeli rabbi and human rights campaigner ‘attacked by settlers’ in West Bank

Arik Ascherman said he was beaten with a rifle butt and a large club, breaking his neck and his back in two places

4 min read

June 26, 2025 11:32

Rabbi Arik Ascherman in hospital being treated for injuries after a confrontation in the West Bank. (Photo: Arik Ascherman)

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Imogen Garfinkel

Latest from Imogen Garfinkel

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

EXCLUSIVE: Israel-Hamas war protests have cost UK police at least £27m in the past year alone

Exclusive: Top eye surgeon reposted tweets about ‘cult Zions’ controlling the BBC

Oxford and Cambridge spent more than £615,000 on pro-Palestine protest clean-ups

More from Imogen Garfinkel

Head of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accuses UN of thwarting efforts to deliver aid

Hamas tortured Israeli hostage to death over claim he was IDF pilot

Extremist settlers torch West Bank security site and riot against ‘traitor’ IDF officer

Netanyahu condemns settler attack on soldiers

Incoming MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi spy known as ‘The Butcher’

Jordan refuses to play Israel in youth basketball World Cup

Who are Bob Vylan, the punk duo who led a ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury?

Who is Elan Bibas, the Love Island USA Jewish bombshell getting hate after kissing a Palestinian?

Nova documentary We Will Dance Again lands Emmy win

‘Gas the Jews’ graffiti, a desecrated mezuzah, and Jewish staff crying on campus: Goldsmiths inquiry reveals scale of antisemitism at London university

‘Mutual responsibility is very Jewish’: How the Kibbutz Movement is stepping up to help communities hit by Iran’s attacks

American-Israeli rabbi and human rights campaigner ‘attacked by settlers’ in West Bank