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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‘Zionists are not welcome here’: Anti-Israel mob ‘hijacks’ Cable Street 90th anniversary

The children and grandchildren of those at the battle held their own memorial march nearby as they felt ‘unsafe’ at the main event

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Keffiyeh-clad protesters at the Cable Street event on Sunday (X/ Jewish Women Count)

Members of the Jewish community gather for a vigil and one-minute silence outside Heaton Park Synagogue on October 9, 2025, a week after the terror attack that left two congregants dead (Getty Images)

Exclusive: Salford City Council using a fifth of Jewish safety fund on street art

3 min read

Ralph Goff during an interview with US Representative Dan Crenshaw (YouTube/DanCrenshaw)

Former CIA chief warns Israel could cut intelligence ties with Britain over settlement sanctions

1 min read

Rally in St George's Gardens on October 03, 2021 to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Mob vows to wear keffiyehs and confront ‘Zionists’ at Cable Street 90th anniversary event

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Heaton Park Synagogue’s life-saving hero Andrew Franks to receive Pride of Britain Award

The CST volunteer tackled terrorist to the ground and warned worshippers to lock the doors after he was repeatedly stabbed

1 min read

October 2, 2026 13:04

Andrew Franks, who warned worshippers at Heaton Park Synagogue to lock the doors during terrorist attack, is recieving the Pride of Britain Award (Image: About Manchester)

NAZA used Gaza war evidence from staff not fully qualified to testify, IDF says

Israeli army’s detailed rebuttal of film also includes denial that it ever authorised a strike in which 500 civilians could be killed

1 min read

October 2, 2026 11:04

NAZA directors Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham at the 64th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 26, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FLC)

Timeline of events on Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight FZ1073

The pilot is believed to have been stabbed mid-flight and the plane was landed by two passengers

1 min read

September 30, 2026 16:17

Timeline of the events that occurred on Flydubai flight FZ1073 on 30/09/26

Heroic passengers on Flydubai Tel Aviv plane prevented ‘major disaster’ by storming cockpit

‘We thought we weren’t going to make it out alive,’ said one Israeli who was on the plane

4 min read

September 30, 2026 15:35

A scene on board FlyDubai flight FZ103 this morning as the attack unfolded (X/AmitSegal)

John Lebor, former mayor of Brent, dies aged 97

A socialist who battled for workers’ rights.

2 min read

September 29, 2026 11:36

John Lebor, former-mayor of Brent (Courtesy)

The Eternal Scroll of Israel – artwork tells the ‘painful’ story of October 7

Created by Israeli artist Itamar Magid, the 11-metre long scroll is on display until the end of October

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September 28, 2026 16:01

The Eternal Scroll of Israel was created by Itamar Magid in 2024 (Image: itamarmagid)

Heirs of Jewish banker sue Sotheby’s over £1.2m sale of painting ‘looted by the Nazis’

Lawyers for the auction house dispute the family’s claim that Salomon Flavian’s painting was taken from him in 1941

1 min read

September 28, 2026 14:47

'Darse de pêche et bassin Duquesne, Dieppe' by Camille Pissarro (Sotheby's)

Ireland football team votes by ‘significant majority’ to play against Israel

Only the goalkeeper dropped out, saying he wanted to ‘stand up for something bigger’

2 min read

September 27, 2026 13:00

Republic of Ireland during the international friendly match against Qatar at Aviva Stadium in may , 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

BBC accused of including dozens of terrorists on list of deceased Gaza ‘journalists’

Out of 180 ‘media workers’ on a BBC Arabic list, 53 were said to have been claimed by terror groups

1 min read

September 27, 2026 12:45

Funeral for a commander of the Jabaliya Brigade of Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Photo by Faiz Qreqa / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

The actress was one of 103 protesters to be taken into custody as the Israeli PM addressed the UN General Assembly

1 min read

September 25, 2026 17:09

Actor Susan Sarandon being arrested at pro-Palestine protest in New York City (Image: X/ WearThePeace)

Israeli chess team forced to forfeit Olympiad matches after the Netherlands and Bulgaria refuse to reschedule for Yom Kippur

The International Chess Federation wrote to the Israelis in January agreeing to change match times but this did not happen at the event

2 min read

September 25, 2026 14:58

The Dutch chess team on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, sitting opposite empty seats on Yom Kippur (photo-The Israeli Chess Federation)

Holborn and St Pancras Labour candidate declines to say if she’s a Zionist but backs two-state solution

Sagal Abdi-Wali spoke at a Board of Deputies hustings on Thursday ahead of the by-election on October 8

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September 25, 2026 13:03

Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali speaking at a Jewish community hustings ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on October 8 (Image: Jane Prinsley)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

‘Zionists are not welcome here’: Anti-Israel mob ‘hijacks’ Cable Street 90th anniversary

Exclusive: Salford City Council using a fifth of Jewish safety fund on street art

Former CIA chief warns Israel could cut intelligence ties with Britain over settlement sanctions

Mob vows to wear keffiyehs and confront ‘Zionists’ at Cable Street 90th anniversary event

More from Jamie Shapiro

Heaton Park Synagogue’s life-saving hero Andrew Franks to receive Pride of Britain Award

NAZA used Gaza war evidence from staff not fully qualified to testify, IDF says

Timeline of events on Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight FZ1073

Heroic passengers on Flydubai Tel Aviv plane prevented ‘major disaster’ by storming cockpit

John Lebor, former mayor of Brent, dies aged 97

The Eternal Scroll of Israel – artwork tells the ‘painful’ story of October 7

Heirs of Jewish banker sue Sotheby’s over £1.2m sale of painting ‘looted by the Nazis’

Ireland football team votes by ‘significant majority’ to play against Israel

BBC accused of including dozens of terrorists on list of deceased Gaza ‘journalists’

Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

Israeli chess team forced to forfeit Olympiad matches after the Netherlands and Bulgaria refuse to reschedule for Yom Kippur

Holborn and St Pancras Labour candidate declines to say if she’s a Zionist but backs two-state solution