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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Sydney terror attack

Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed honoured with gold menorah by Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman

Al-Ahmed, who is Muslim, wore a kippah to the event in NYC where he was presented with the gift

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Bill Ackman presenting Ahmed al-Ahmed with the golden menorah at the NYC Chabad gala (Image: X: Ryan Rozbiani)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting on a hospital visit with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty Images)

NHS ‘failing in duty of care’ if staff wear pro-Palestine badges, says Wes Streeting

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Image: Getty Images)

Who is the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who called the ICE ‘self-defence’ claim ‘bulls**t’?

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(L-R) New York City Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and CAIR executive director Zahra Billoo

Top Mamdani aide praised activist who asked if US would ‘hunt down and kill’ IDF soldiers

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Australian Jews welcome Royal Commission into Bondi Beach attack

Announcement follows outcry over initial decision by the Prime Minister to open a smaller-scale inquiry

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January 8, 2026 14:38

Australian Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced a royal commission into the Bondi Beach attack (Image: Getty Images)

Jewish leaders condemn Australian newspapers for Bondi cartoon featuring ‘anti-Semitic tropes’

‘The cartoon could have been published in Der Stürmer,” said the Zionist Federation of Australia

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January 8, 2026 11:30

The cartoon, which is named "Grass roots" (Image: X/ Alex Ryvchin)

Holocaust survivor’s memorial bench destroyed in Manchester in ‘despicable act of Jew-hatred’

Chaim Ferster, who dedicated his life to educating young people about the horrors of the Shoah, was honoured with the special bench in 2019, two years after he died

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January 8, 2026 11:04

The vandalised bench dedicated to Chaim Ferster (North West Friends of Israel)

Antisemitic incidents accounted for 57% of all hate crimes in New York City in 2025

‘Antisemitism continues to be the most persistent hate threat that we face,’ NYPD Commisioner Jessica Tisch said

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January 7, 2026 16:06

Jewish New Yorkers account for around ten per cent of the city's population (Photo: Getty)

Ofcom investigating after X’s Grok AI bot creates ‘undressed image’ of descendant of Holocaust survivors outside Auschwitz

“The creation of undressed or sexualised images without consent is degrading, abusive and it is not a victimless crime,” said Bella Wallersteiner

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January 7, 2026 15:06

Ofcom investigating after X’s Grok AI bot creates ‘undressed image’ of descendant of Holocaust survivors outside Auschwitz

Teachers invited to Israel for training on how to teach about Judaism post-October 7

"Offering this training to teachers in non-Jewish settings is valuable beyond the classroom,” said one teacher from a mainstream school

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January 6, 2026 15:19

The cover of a brochure advertising the Momentum programme (Momentum)

Palestinian embassy opens in London following UK recognition

New ambassador Husam Zomlot called for ‘immediate, concrete, and consequential measures’ to ‘halt the genocide’ during the opening ceremony

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January 6, 2026 11:14

The Palestinian embassy in London's opening ceremony (Image: X/ Husam Zomlot)

British Jews stand in solidarity with Iranian dissidents against Islamic Republic at London rally

Dozens of Jewish people turn out to support Iranians ‘like they have supported us’

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January 5, 2026 13:31

Iranian dissident protesters alongside Jewish supporters in Kensington, west London

‘A towering figure in the fight against fascism’ – Searchlight’s Gerry Gable dies aged 88

Gable was a central figure in the UK's anti-fascist movement from the 1960s onwards, working on investigating, documenting and reporting on far-right groups

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January 5, 2026 13:22

Gerry Gable, the founder of Searchlight (Image: X/ Searchlight)

Haim star’s Jewish wedding to former JFS deputy head boy is her Cinderella fairytale come true

Singer and bassist Este wore the dress of her dreams at her wedding to British businessman Jonathan Levin

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January 4, 2026 11:42

Este Haim from Haim (Image: Getty Images)

Ellie Goldstein: I still dance every week with my Strictly partner Vito Coppola

The pair have continued to learning the dances they did not get to perform after being voted off the show

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January 2, 2026 17:08

Strictly partners Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola (Photo: Ellie Goldstein/Instagram)

NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in office

The newly sworn-in mayor of New York City is also staunch supporter of the BDS movement

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January 2, 2026 12:08

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's first Muslim mayor on New Year's Day (Photo: Getty)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed honoured with gold menorah by Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman

NHS ‘failing in duty of care’ if staff wear pro-Palestine badges, says Wes Streeting

Who is the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who called the ICE ‘self-defence’ claim ‘bulls**t’?

Top Mamdani aide praised activist who asked if US would ‘hunt down and kill’ IDF soldiers

More from Jamie Shapiro

Australian Jews welcome Royal Commission into Bondi Beach attack

Jewish leaders condemn Australian newspapers for Bondi cartoon featuring ‘anti-Semitic tropes’

Holocaust survivor’s memorial bench destroyed in Manchester in ‘despicable act of Jew-hatred’

Antisemitic incidents accounted for 57% of all hate crimes in New York City in 2025

Ofcom investigating after X’s Grok AI bot creates ‘undressed image’ of descendant of Holocaust survivors outside Auschwitz

Teachers invited to Israel for training on how to teach about Judaism post-October 7

Palestinian embassy opens in London following UK recognition

British Jews stand in solidarity with Iranian dissidents against Islamic Republic at London rally

‘A towering figure in the fight against fascism’ – Searchlight’s Gerry Gable dies aged 88

Haim star’s Jewish wedding to former JFS deputy head boy is her Cinderella fairytale come true

Ellie Goldstein: I still dance every week with my Strictly partner Vito Coppola

NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in office