Jamie Shapiro

Reporter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How Jewish is Mandy Patinkin?

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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

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July 14, 2025 15:13

Hamas terrorist who held Emily Damari hostage killed in Israeli airstrike

The IDF has confirmed the elimination of Nasr Ali Quneita, a participant in the October 7 massacre

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July 14, 2025 14:55

The terrorist who held Emily Damari (centre) hostage was killed in an airstrike last month, the IDF has confirmed (Image: Flash90)

Kneecap tube advert banned by TfL following terror charge

Transport officials insisted that a poster promoting the band’s next gig would ‘likely cause widespread or serious offence’ to the public

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July 14, 2025 14:00

Irish rap group Kneecap has had its latest advert banned by TfL following the terror charge brought against singer Mo Chara (left) (Image: Getty)

‘Kill all Jews’: Sesame Street’s Elmo posts antisemitic rant after X account hacked

The normally playful puppet is known for sharing fun, inspirational content with his followers, but this turned into violent Jew-hatred after a hacker took control

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July 14, 2025 11:35