Jamie Shapiro

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Jamie Shapiro is a reporter for the Jewish Chronicle focusing on civil upheaval and conflict. You can reach him at jshapiro@thejc.com

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Police close London park after drones carrying ‘radioactive material’ target Israeli embassy

Iran-linked Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia claimed to have carried out an attack, but the embassy has confirmed all staff are safe

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Sign on Kensington Gardens' gate (Image: Getty Images)

Burnt-out Hatzola ambulances after the arson attack in Golders Green last month (Getty)

Counter-terror police investigate Hatzola ambulance and Finchley shul arson attacks

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad (2R) and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (2L) at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026 (Getty Images)

Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

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Konrad Berkowicz holding the flag (Image: YouTube/ TRTWorld)

Far-right Polish politician holds up Israeli flag with swastika on same day as March of the Living

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Meet Harry Marsh: The YouTuber harassing Jews for views

Community leaders in Stamford Hill have called for tougher action against ‘Jew trap’ content online

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April 15, 2026 15:50

Lord Mayor of Dublin apologises for scrapped plan to rename Herzog Park

The motion to rename the park, which bears the name of Israeli-born Chaim Herzog, was set to be passed last December, but was called off after intense criticism

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April 15, 2026 15:38

Left Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam, right former-Israeli President Chaim Herzog, background Herzog Park (Lord Mayor of Dublin, Getty Images, Google)

Kanye West postpones Marseille gig indefinitely as officials ‘very determined’ to prevent show

Mayor Benoit Payan said he would not let city “be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism”

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April 15, 2026 15:06

Last week the UK announced it would not permit West to enter the country this summer (Image: Getty)

Jeff Goldblum: Wolverhampton visit will complete my life

The Hollywood star enthused about visiting the city on his forthcoming UK jazz tour

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April 15, 2026 11:24

Jeff Goldblum has played the piano since he was a child (Image: Getty Images)

Scarlett Johansson: Female actors were ‘pulled apart’ for the way they looked in the early 2000s

The Black Widow star said it was considered ‘socially acceptable’ at the time

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April 14, 2026 11:14

Jewish actor Scarlett Johansson (Image: Getty Images)

European Jewish leaders ‘deeply disturbed’ by Passover arson attack on North Macedonia’s only synagogue

The attack on the Beth Yaakov Synagogue in Skopje is reported to be the first of its kind since the Second World War

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April 13, 2026 15:51

Charred doors on the Beth Yaakov Synagogue after the arson attack (Image: X/ Combat Anitsemitism Movement)

Isla Fisher ‘dating Jewish footballer Larry Cohen’ after split from Sacha Baron Cohen

The actor finalised her divorce from the Borat star last year

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April 13, 2026 14:36

Isla Fisher is believed to be dating Larry Cohen following her split from Sacha Baron Cohen (Photos: Getty Images)

Observers baffled as UK nominates Iran for UN human rights committee

The Islamic Republic is believed to have executed four people a day on average in 2025

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April 13, 2026 12:05

A memorial for many of those executed by the Islamic Republic (Image: Getty images)

My wife deserves all the credit – I’m just the bloke in the egg costume, says Apprentice star Lawrence Rosenberg

Candidate made it through to final five but fell at penultimate hurdle last night

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April 10, 2026 13:09

Lydia and Lawrence (Image: Lawrence Rosenberg)

Family of four killed in Haifa strike were ‘beloved people with hearts of gold’

A veteran voice coach, Lena Ostrovsky Gershovitz – who ‘nurtured generations of actors’ – was among the victims

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April 7, 2026 14:34

The family left to right: Vladimir Gershovitz, 73, Lena Ostrovsky Gershovitz, 68, Dimitri Gershovitz, 42, Lucille-Jane Gershovitz, 29 (Image: X/Gideon Sa'ar)

Wireless Festival cancelled as Kanye West blocked from entering UK amid backlash

MPs and Jewish leaders had called for the government to take action

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April 7, 2026 13:06

Kanye West, also known as Ye (Image: Getty images)

Jewish leaders will meet Kanye West to help ‘journey of healing’ – but only if he cancels Wireless gigs

The Holocaust Education Trust has argued Wireless organisers are ‘only interested in making money’

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April 7, 2026 10:56

The reaction to Kanye West's scheduled appearance at Wireless Festival continues to snowball (Photo: Getty Images)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Police close London park after drones carrying ‘radioactive material’ target Israeli embassy

Counter-terror police investigate Hatzola ambulance and Finchley shul arson attacks

Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Far-right Polish politician holds up Israeli flag with swastika on same day as March of the Living

More from Jamie Shapiro

Meet Harry Marsh: The YouTuber harassing Jews for views

Lord Mayor of Dublin apologises for scrapped plan to rename Herzog Park

Kanye West postpones Marseille gig indefinitely as officials ‘very determined’ to prevent show

Jeff Goldblum: Wolverhampton visit will complete my life

Scarlett Johansson: Female actors were ‘pulled apart’ for the way they looked in the early 2000s

European Jewish leaders ‘deeply disturbed’ by Passover arson attack on North Macedonia’s only synagogue

Isla Fisher ‘dating Jewish footballer Larry Cohen’ after split from Sacha Baron Cohen

Observers baffled as UK nominates Iran for UN human rights committee

My wife deserves all the credit – I’m just the bloke in the egg costume, says Apprentice star Lawrence Rosenberg

Family of four killed in Haifa strike were ‘beloved people with hearts of gold’

Wireless Festival cancelled as Kanye West blocked from entering UK amid backlash

Jewish leaders will meet Kanye West to help ‘journey of healing’ – but only if he cancels Wireless gigs