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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Zack Polanski

Zack Polanski says Palestinians have been ‘slaughtered en masse’

Green leader made the comment in a Guardian op ed in which he sought to address the party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

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Zack Polanski was not in attendance at the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion (Image: Getty Images)

Sacha Baron Cohen will star in his first West End play in March, 2027 (Image: Getty Images)

Sacha Baron Cohen to star in his first ever West End play – directed by Quentin Tarantino

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The UK Jewish Film Festival kicks off in November (Photo: UK Jewish Film Festival)

UK Jewish Film Festival’s 30th anniversary will be a ‘celebration of Jewish life’, organisers promise

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Jeff Lewis is head of litigation at Brabners solicitors in Manchester (Photo: Jeff Lewis)

Solicitor in line to become first Jewish Law Society president in over 50 years

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London concert next week promises to ‘bring back the light’ for Jews

Tuesday’s event at St John’s Wood Synagogue will feature internationally acclaimed singer Shulem and special guests, including Choni G

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October 9, 2026 13:29

The internationally acclaimed Shulem Lemmer in his video, October Rain (Image: YouTube/ Shulem)

Has the Greens’ Zionism is Racism motion dented their electoral appeal?

What voters at a Holborn and St Pancras polling station yesterday’s by-election told us

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October 9, 2026 12:48

A Green Party placard in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, which the party's leader Zac Polanski failed to capture from Labour

How anti-Israel protesters justified marching through London on October 7

Police made eleven arrests at demonstrations on the third anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attacks

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October 7, 2026 18:15

Protesters from the University of London Coalition marching on October 7, 2026 (Image: JC)

Sadiq Khan calls out ‘reprehensible’ actions of Israel in October 7 statement

The Israeli embassy condemned the comments of the Mayor of London, who also offered his ‘deepest condolences’ to the families affected by the Hamas-led attack

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October 7, 2026 10:17

London Mayor Sadiq Khan waits in Downing Street ahead of Britain's outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer making a statement in central London on July 20, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

I rushed towards Gaza border on October 7 to save lives. What I saw is seared on my memory

Army medic Amitay Cohen recounts what he did when the sirens went off on that fateful morning

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October 7, 2026 06:00

Amitay Cohen joined the IDF in 2021, two years before the October 7 massacre (Image: Boys Town Jerusalem)

Zack Polanski’s claim his ancestors fled Nazis questioned as all grandparents ‘were born in the UK’

The Green Party said Jewish family history is ‘often confusing and muddled’ and criticised those questioning the claim as trying to ‘discredit’ its leader

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October 6, 2026 16:47

Zack Polanski delivers his speech during day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2 (Image: Getty Images)

Charedi ‘rioters’ prevent Israeli military police from arresting ‘draft dodger’

Hundreds turn up at the apartment block in Modi’in and force police to retreat without making an arrest

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October 6, 2026 16:26

Charedi protesters gathered at an apartment in Modiin to prevent police arresting a suspected draft dodger (Image: X/ IsraJ)

Israel emerges as global gaming powerhouse

A new industry report describes the country as one of the ‘Mediterranean corridors of gaming influence and innovation’

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October 6, 2026 16:19

A character on the Superplay website - Superplay is a gaming company based in Tel Aviv (Image: Superplay)

Police warn pro-Palestine students not to go ahead with ‘distressing’ October 7 march

The Met’s deputy commissioner asked university groups to reflect on the impact their actions would have on Jews

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October 6, 2026 15:57

Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration on October 7, 2025 in London (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Sydney Sweeney ‘serious’ about converting to Judaism

The American actor, whose partner is Jewish businessman Scooter Braun, is said to have ‘met two rabbis’

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October 6, 2026 14:43

Sydney Sweeney at the premiere of EUPHORIA at the TCL Chinese Theatre in LA in April (Picture: Getty Images)

Flydubai co-pilot ‘planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion airport’

Hamam al-Hammami has allegedly told Emirati investigators that he had planned to carry out the attack on an earlier flight but had postponed

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October 5, 2026 15:38

Flydubai Flight 1073 on the tarmac at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudia Arabia (X/AmitSegal)

Jew-Jitsu: The Krav Maga master teaching Stamford Hill’s strictly-Orthodox how to defend themselves

Keenan David told the JC that the need for the Charedi population to learn self-defence is only growing amid rising antisemitism

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October 5, 2026 14:59

Keenan David with two of his young students and Bob the punchbag (TheJC)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Zack Polanski says Palestinians have been ‘slaughtered en masse’

Sacha Baron Cohen to star in his first ever West End play – directed by Quentin Tarantino

UK Jewish Film Festival’s 30th anniversary will be a ‘celebration of Jewish life’, organisers promise

Solicitor in line to become first Jewish Law Society president in over 50 years

More from Jamie Shapiro

London concert next week promises to ‘bring back the light’ for Jews

Has the Greens’ Zionism is Racism motion dented their electoral appeal?

How anti-Israel protesters justified marching through London on October 7

Sadiq Khan calls out ‘reprehensible’ actions of Israel in October 7 statement

I rushed towards Gaza border on October 7 to save lives. What I saw is seared on my memory

Zack Polanski’s claim his ancestors fled Nazis questioned as all grandparents ‘were born in the UK’

Charedi ‘rioters’ prevent Israeli military police from arresting ‘draft dodger’

Israel emerges as global gaming powerhouse

Police warn pro-Palestine students not to go ahead with ‘distressing’ October 7 march

Sydney Sweeney ‘serious’ about converting to Judaism

Flydubai co-pilot ‘planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion airport’

Jew-Jitsu: The Krav Maga master teaching Stamford Hill’s strictly-Orthodox how to defend themselves