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 protests 2026

‘We won’t forget who stood by us,’ Iranian dissidents tell Jewish allies as thousands attend London rally

The rally was organised by Jewish campaign group Stop The Hate in collaboration with Iranian Committee for Freedom

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Thousands gathered outside Downing Street protesting against the IRGC (Image: Elliott Franks)

Football pundit Shay Given (Image: Getty Images)

BBC football pundit apologises for saying manager's poor stint was an 'absolute Holocaust'

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West Midlands Police 'covered up' threat to Israeli team with claim match day was peaceful

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Police at the protest outside the Miznon restaurant in Notting Hill (Image: X)

Stop incitement to violence against Jews police urged after protest outside Israeli restaurant

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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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January 9, 2026 16:59

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

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

The health secretary promised a ‘much more robust approach’ to political statements made by doctors

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January 9, 2026 12:27

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

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

Jacob Frey has said his political career has been influenced by the Jewish concept of ‘tikkun olam’

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January 8, 2026 17:25

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Image: Getty Images)

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

Zahra Billoo, who has compared Hamas striking Israel to a ‘woman punching her rapist’, was hailed as a ‘treasure’ and a ‘gift…to Muslims worldwide’ by Ramzi Kassem

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January 8, 2026 14:41

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

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

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

‘We won’t forget who stood by us,’ Iranian dissidents tell Jewish allies as thousands attend London rally

BBC football pundit apologises for saying manager's poor stint was an 'absolute Holocaust'

West Midlands Police 'covered up' threat to Israeli team with claim match day was peaceful

Stop incitement to violence against Jews police urged after protest outside Israeli restaurant

More 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

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