Jake Wallis Simons

Jake Wallis Simons was the editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2021-2025

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Israel

Israel at 76: Is it more important to be safe or to be free?

As a beleaguered democracy facing a savage terrorist group, the dichotomy is acute for the Jewish state

18 min read

Israeli soldiers patrol on a road near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** צבא עזה רחבות ברזל חרבות ברזל כוחות שטח כינוס

People rally on the campus of Columbia University which is occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters in New York (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

The shameful radicalisation of Columbia comes from Critical Race Theory

3 min read

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on July 30, 2023. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

What we talk about when we talk about Netanyahu

4 min read

Israeli police prepare for an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s dysfunctional politics add to the chaos in Gaza

4 min read

I’m proud to ‘conflate’ Jews with Israel, let’s not deny our roots

A visit to the magnificent synagogue in Garnethill, Glasgow built by my ancestors in the latter half of the 19th century brought home the truth of how we have always longed for Zion

4 min read

February 13, 2024 11:55

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: A protestor wearing a flag of Israel marches against anti-Semitism on November 26, 2023 in London, England. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a wave of protests across Europe, and heightened concerns over anti-Semitism among Jewish communities. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

‘This ceasefire is a heavy price for Israel to pay,’ says Netanyahu's Likud rival

Danny Danon calls for opposition leader Yair Lapid to join the unity government

4 min read

November 23, 2023 10:51

‘This ceasefire is a heavy price for Israel to pay,’ says Netanyahu's Likud rival

An attack on a poppy seller would be an attack on us all

The weekly protests are a protest against Britain, we must resist them

3 min read

November 8, 2023 17:20

An attack on a poppy seller would be an attack on us all

'We will protect British Jews from harm', says Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Police must show 'zero tolerance' towards antisemitism on the streets of Britain, Braverman tells JC at offices of the Community Security Trust

4 min read

October 12, 2023 13:19

'We will protect British Jews from harm', says Home Secretary Suella Braverman

The myth of Gaza as an 'open-air prison' serves Hamas's agenda

Should Israel allow its citizens to be butchered to avoid offending liberal Westerners?

1 min read

October 11, 2023 10:57

TOPSHOT - Rockets are fired from Gaza City towards Israel on October 7, 2023. Dozens of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel on October 7, 2023, an AFP journalist in the Palestinian territory said, as sirens warning of incoming fire blared in Israel. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

It is an honour to raise funds for MDA’s lifesaving work

In November, my fiancée Roxanna and I will be joining an MDA trek to raise money for much-needed lifesaving equipment for Israel’s ambulance service

1 min read

October 5, 2023 16:56

It is an honour to raise funds for MDA’s lifesaving work

Naftali Bennett: 'Together we can heal Israel’s divide'

In his first major interview since leaving office, Israel's former prime minister calls for a return to unity

6 min read

September 28, 2023 10:27

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The Soviet spin doctors who sowed the seeds of left-wing Israelophobia

A week after liberal rabbis called Israel an ‘apartheid regime’, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons, in a third extract from his new book, reveals how the trope is rooted in Soviet propaganda

9 min read

September 7, 2023 11:56

The Soviet spin doctors who sowed the seeds of left-wing Israelophobia

How the ‘progressive’ left became a global wellspring of Israelophobia

In the second of three weekly extracts from his new book, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons digs into its ideological origins

11 min read

August 31, 2023 12:36

How the ‘progressive’ left became a global wellspring of Israelophobia

There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia

In the first of three weekly extracts from his new book, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons dispels myths about the country

6 min read

August 24, 2023 14:40

There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia

‘How a tragedy made us hike to save lives’: JC Editor needs your help

A traumatic enounter near the town of Efrat led Jake Wallis Simons and his fiancée Roxanna to sign up for an MDA fundraising trek in Israel and Jordan this year

3 min read

June 22, 2023 09:37

‘How a tragedy made us hike to save lives’: JC Editor needs your help

Welcome to our celebration of 180 years of Anglo-Jewry

The JC is concluding our 180th anniversary year

1 min read

September 22, 2022 13:17

Welcome to our celebration of 180 years of Anglo-Jewry

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Jake Wallis Simons

Latest from Jake Wallis Simons

Israel at 76: Is it more important to be safe or to be free?

The shameful radicalisation of Columbia comes from Critical Race Theory

What we talk about when we talk about Netanyahu

Israel’s dysfunctional politics add to the chaos in Gaza

More from Jake Wallis Simons

I’m proud to ‘conflate’ Jews with Israel, let’s not deny our roots

‘This ceasefire is a heavy price for Israel to pay,’ says Netanyahu's Likud rival

An attack on a poppy seller would be an attack on us all

'We will protect British Jews from harm', says Home Secretary Suella Braverman

The myth of Gaza as an 'open-air prison' serves Hamas's agenda

It is an honour to raise funds for MDA’s lifesaving work

Naftali Bennett: 'Together we can heal Israel’s divide'

The Soviet spin doctors who sowed the seeds of left-wing Israelophobia

How the ‘progressive’ left became a global wellspring of Israelophobia

There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia

‘How a tragedy made us hike to save lives’: JC Editor needs your help

Welcome to our celebration of 180 years of Anglo-Jewry