Jamie Shapiro

Reporter

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

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Weddings

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco reveal the slightly Jewish twist to their upcoming wedding

Jewish record producer Benny Blanco is set to marry the popstar later this year

1 min read

Singer Selena Gomez is getting married to record producer Benny Blanco (Image: Getty)

Avon and Somerset Police has confirmed it will drop its investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury performance (Image: Getty)

Police drop investigation into Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance

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The Free University of Berlin (FU) will have to answer questions in court (Image: Getty)

Jewish student to sue Berlin university after hate attack left him with brain haemorrhage

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Christians for Palestine will join the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (pictured here) in Embankment on Saturday (Image: Getty)

Christians to march to ‘end the apartheid’ in London on Saturday

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French rabbi’s home burned to the ground during Shabbat in ‘arson attack’

The rabbi's daughter has claimed that police suggested they are treating the blaze as deliberate but that ‘no one wants to call it antisemitic’

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July 18, 2025 11:56

Rabbi Yhia Lahiani's home in Grenoble was burned down in a suspected arson attack (Image: X, Torah-Box)

How Jewish is Pete Davidson?

The comedian is expecting his first child and community magazine Kveller has reported that he plans to be a ‘Jewish dad’

1 min read

July 18, 2025 09:59

Pete Davidson is expecting his first child and is reportedly planning to be a 'Jewish dad' (Image: Getty)

Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

The long persecuted minority has been at the centre of a recent bout of sectarian violence in Syria, which saw the IDF bomb Damascus in support of the community

2 min read

July 17, 2025 14:52

The Druze have existed for over a millennium (Image: Getty)

Leaked recording shows BBC News CEO defending ‘inaccurate’ Gaza documentary

Deborah Turness appeared to attempt to draw a distinction between Hamas’ military and political wings after it emerged that the film’s narrator was the son of an official in the terror group’s government in Gaza

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July 17, 2025 12:34

The CEO of BBC News, Deborah Turness, was recorded defending the corporation's controversial documentary on Gaza, despite its own head of complaints ruling that the film violated accuracy rules (Image: Getty)

Israel’s Shas party leaves government over ‘persecution of yeshiva students’

The religious party objects to the Israeli government’s plans to draft haredim

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July 16, 2025 16:53

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri with Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty)

Sesame Street’s Elmo condemns hacker who spouted Jew-hatred from his X account

Three days after Sesame Street’s Elmo’s X account was hacked into by an antisemitic hacker, the puppet has addressed the ‘abhoernt’ tweets

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July 16, 2025 15:59

Sesame Street's Elmo has addressed a recent hack on his X account (Image: Getty)

Jewish groups slam ‘selected outrage’ behind Irish bill to ban West Bank imports

The Republic looks set to criminalise the import of products from Israeli settlements in the territory when the law comes to a vote

2 min read

July 16, 2025 11:49

Maurice Cohen made his statements at the Irish Parliament committee meeting for foreign affairs (Image: Irish Parliament Committee Meeting for Foreign Affairs)

How Jewish is Mandy Patinkin?

From Hebrew classes to singing in Yiddish, here is a look at just how Jewish US actor Mandy Patinkin is

2 min read

July 16, 2025 09:03

Mandy Patinkin is known for his portrayal of Saul Berenson in Homeland (Image: Getty)

Director of Jewish charity in Scotland sentenced after embezzling over £54,000

Catherine Bell, 70, admitted to stealing the money from the charity over the course of five years

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July 15, 2025 14:00

Catherine Bell, 70, admitted to embezzling over £50,000 from Jewish Care Scotland at Paisley Sheriff Court, pictured here (Image: Getty)

Bob Geldof: I won’t do Live Aid for Palestine

The activist told an audience at the recent 40th anniversary of the legendary concert that he is “constantly” being asked to do an equivalent to benefit Gaza

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July 15, 2025 12:19

Bob Geldof said he is "constantly" being asked to do a 'Live Aid' for Palestine (Image: Getty)

The hostage held in Gaza for 4,000 days

The father of IDF soldier Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was killed in 2014 has claimed Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘responsible’ for the continued captivity of his son’s remains

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July 15, 2025 10:59

Hadar Goldin's body has been held by Hamas since 2014 (Image: Getty)

The silent Indian hero who created fake companies to save Jews from the Holocaust

Businessman Kundan Lal Gupta, from Punjab, never revealed his elaborate ploy to secure work visas for desperate Austrian Jews

2 min read

July 14, 2025 15:13

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco reveal the slightly Jewish twist to their upcoming wedding

Police drop investigation into Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance

Jewish student to sue Berlin university after hate attack left him with brain haemorrhage

Christians to march to ‘end the apartheid’ in London on Saturday

More from Jamie Shapiro

French rabbi’s home burned to the ground during Shabbat in ‘arson attack’

How Jewish is Pete Davidson?

Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

Leaked recording shows BBC News CEO defending ‘inaccurate’ Gaza documentary

Israel’s Shas party leaves government over ‘persecution of yeshiva students’

Sesame Street’s Elmo condemns hacker who spouted Jew-hatred from his X account

Jewish groups slam ‘selected outrage’ behind Irish bill to ban West Bank imports

How Jewish is Mandy Patinkin?

Director of Jewish charity in Scotland sentenced after embezzling over £54,000

Bob Geldof: I won’t do Live Aid for Palestine

The hostage held in Gaza for 4,000 days

The silent Indian hero who created fake companies to save Jews from the Holocaust