Jamie Shapiro

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Jamie Shapiro is a reporter for the Jewish Chronicle focusing on international conflicts and crime. You can reach him at jshapiro@thejc.com

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Iran

Did the Iranians release footage of their soldiers being blown up by Israeli strikes – and if so, why?

A video that went viral on social media was mostly AI-generated, but not all of it, an expert tells the JC

1 min read

The clip showing the strike on the Tarbiz missile defence base (Image: SNN)

British pro-Palestine protesters ‘more at risk of radicalisation than I was,’ claims former jihadi

2 min read

Vandalised Michael Stefano Gaj Taché plaque at Rome's Beth Michael Synagogue (Image: Facebook/ European Jewish Congress)

Defacement of memorial for Jewish toddler terror victim ‘should shock the conscience of all Italians’

2 min read

Lorde is among the thousands of artists to have signed up to the geo-blocking campaign (Photo: Getty)

Bowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming music

1 min read

Netanyahu seeks pardon from Herzog amid ongoing corruption trial

‘The continuation of the trial tears us apart from within, fuels this division and deepens the rifts,’ Netanyahu claimed

1 min read

November 30, 2025 13:03

US President Donald Trump previously requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty Images)

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

Micheál Martin warned the move would ‘erase the distinctive and rich contribution to Irish life of the Jewish community’

4 min read

November 30, 2025 12:53

Herzog Park was named in 1995 for Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog (Photo: Google)

Björk, Lorde and Paul Weller join 1,000 artists and labels to block Israelis from streaming their music

A new campaign aims to pressure music companies such as Sony, UMG and Warner to follow suit

1 min read

November 28, 2025 10:18

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 01: Lorde attends the 2025 LACMA Art+Film Gala at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Heaton Park Synagogue terror suspect arrested at Manchester Airport

The 31-year-old was detained on suspicion of the commission and preparation of the October terror attack

1 min read

November 27, 2025 16:29

The man was arrested at Manchester Airport (Image: Getty Images)

Amazon Music streaming ‘Death, death to the IDF’ song for 79p despite removing T-shirts bearing same slogan

Punk musician MIKRAT told the JC: ‘The problem isn't a song; it's the genocide Israel is committing against the Palestinians’

1 min read

November 27, 2025 15:30

Pro-Palestinian artist MIKRAT (Image: Apple Music)

Ruling granting Gazan family UK refuge under Ukraine scheme overturned after Home Office appeal

The Court of Appeal said its decision was ‘necessary in UK society to protect the economic well-being of the UK and the rights of citizens’

2 min read

November 27, 2025 13:58

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, which house the Court of Appeal (Getty Images)

John Cleese apologises for anti-Israel tweets and pledges to ‘perform free’ there ‘when it’s safe’

The Monty Python alumna shared a series of comments on X that were critical of the Jewish state, including the claim that it ‘controls global finance’

1 min read

November 27, 2025 11:53

John Cleese was due to perform in Israel in December (Image: Getty Images)

New secrets to be revealed after ancient Hebrew texts transcribed for first time

The vast majority of the transcribed pieces have come from the Cairo Geniza collection in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt

2 min read

November 26, 2025 14:51

One fragment of Hebrew text found in the Cairo Geniza (Image: National Library of Israel Collections)

Pope Francis’ ‘Popemobile’ turned into mobile clinic for children in Gaza

The initiative was supported by the pontiff before he died in April

1 min read

November 26, 2025 11:56

The 'Popemobile' on one of the late Pope Francis' many tours (Image: X/ Mario Nawfal)

Man City fan vows never to watch another game after Pep Guardiola’s ‘genocide’ comments

Jewish fan of the club says he feels ‘betrayed’ by the manager’s rhetoric on Israel

2 min read

November 26, 2025 11:35

Paul Hamburger has been a lifelong Man City fan (Image: Paul Hamburger)

Far-right Polish lawmaker says ‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews’ in speech outside Auschwitz

Grzegorz Braun has a history of hostility to Jews, from extinguishing Chanukah candles in the Polish parliament to claiming the gas chambers were “fake”

1 min read

November 25, 2025 15:18

Grzegorz Braun holding a fire extinguisher after putting out a Chanukah menorah placed in the parliament lobby on December 12, 2023 (Getty Images)

Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona set for re-election

The representative insisted that he “is not like” the Nazi leader and disavowed his bizarre name

1 min read

November 25, 2025 13:27

Adolf Hitler Uunona is a Namibian politician (Image: X/ Adolf Hitler Uunona)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Did the Iranians release footage of their soldiers being blown up by Israeli strikes – and if so, why?

British pro-Palestine protesters ‘more at risk of radicalisation than I was,’ claims former jihadi

Defacement of memorial for Jewish toddler terror victim ‘should shock the conscience of all Italians’

Bowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming music

More from Jamie Shapiro

Netanyahu seeks pardon from Herzog amid ongoing corruption trial

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

Björk, Lorde and Paul Weller join 1,000 artists and labels to block Israelis from streaming their music

Heaton Park Synagogue terror suspect arrested at Manchester Airport

Amazon Music streaming ‘Death, death to the IDF’ song for 79p despite removing T-shirts bearing same slogan

Ruling granting Gazan family UK refuge under Ukraine scheme overturned after Home Office appeal

John Cleese apologises for anti-Israel tweets and pledges to ‘perform free’ there ‘when it’s safe’

New secrets to be revealed after ancient Hebrew texts transcribed for first time

Pope Francis’ ‘Popemobile’ turned into mobile clinic for children in Gaza

Man City fan vows never to watch another game after Pep Guardiola’s ‘genocide’ comments

Far-right Polish lawmaker says ‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews’ in speech outside Auschwitz

Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona set for re-election