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

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Bob Vylan

Former Attorney General calls for new CPS unit after investigation into on-stage chant at Bob Vylan gig dropped

Police decision following advice from Crown Prosecution Service condemned as “sending completely wrong message” by Jewish leaders

3 min read

Bob Vylan singer Bobby Vylan on stage (Image: Getty Images)

Walid Saadaoui (left) and Amar Hussein (right) arranged for guns to be brought into the UK

Resilience, relief and deep concern among Manchester’s Jews in wake of terror plot convictions

2 min read

Rahmeh Aladwan (left) and Ellen Kriesels (right) (Images: X)

Trio of doctors arrested over alleged antisemitic posts

1 min read

Barry Manilow has sold over 85 million records worldwide (Image: Getty Images)

I don’t need chemo – but I will be eating chicken soup, says Barry Manilow after lung cancer diagnosis

1 min read

‘Snow swastika’ and faeces left outside Jewish doctor’s home in Montreal

One community leader labelled the incident a form of ‘psychological terror’

1 min read

December 22, 2025 13:13

The swastika carved out into the snow in Montreal (Image: X/Hen Mazzig)

Israeli study offers hope for cancer survivors struggling with ‘chemobrain’

Up to 80 per cent of cancer survivors experience cancer-related cognitive impairment

1 min read

December 8, 2025 15:06

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Image: Hillel Group)

Former neo-Nazi says watching Seinfeld made him realise his antisemitism was ‘stupid’

Arno Michaelis said that laughing at the sitcom ‘drove home the futility of my antisemitism’

1 min read

December 8, 2025 12:15

Former-neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis is now a public speaker (Image: Eradicate Hate Summit)

Did the Iranians release footage of their soldiers being blown up by Israeli strikes – and if so, why?

A video that went viral on social media was mostly AI-generated, but not all of it, an expert tells the JC

1 min read

December 3, 2025 12:22

The clip showing the strike on the Tarbiz missile defence base (Image: SNN)

British pro-Palestine protesters ‘more at risk of radicalisation than I was,’ claims former jihadi

Noor Dahri, a former member of the Lashkar e Tayyaba (LT) terror group, told the JC he sees the same ‘grievances’ being encouraged in British society by Hamas

2 min read

December 2, 2025 13:06

Defacement of memorial for Jewish toddler terror victim ‘should shock the conscience of all Italians’

Two-year-old Michael Stefano Gaj Taché was murdered by Palestinian terrorists who attacked Rome’s Great Synagogue

2 min read

December 2, 2025 11:36

Vandalised Michael Stefano Gaj Taché plaque at Rome's Beth Michael Synagogue (Image: Facebook/ European Jewish Congress)

Bowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming music

Veteran music executive who has worked with Bowie and Rolling Stones condemns geo-blocking campaign

1 min read

December 2, 2025 10:57

Lorde is among the thousands of artists to have signed up to the geo-blocking campaign (Photo: Getty)

Netanyahu seeks pardon from Herzog amid ongoing corruption trial

‘The continuation of the trial tears us apart from within, fuels this division and deepens the rifts,’ Netanyahu claimed

1 min read

November 30, 2025 13:03

US President Donald Trump previously requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardons Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty Images)

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

Micheál Martin warned the move would ‘erase the distinctive and rich contribution to Irish life of the Jewish community’

4 min read

November 30, 2025 12:53

Herzog Park was named in 1995 for Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog (Photo: Google)

Björk, Lorde and Paul Weller join 1,000 artists and labels to block Israelis from streaming their music

A new campaign aims to pressure music companies such as Sony, UMG and Warner to follow suit

1 min read

November 28, 2025 10:18

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 01: Lorde attends the 2025 LACMA Art+Film Gala at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Heaton Park Synagogue terror suspect arrested at Manchester Airport

The 31-year-old was detained on suspicion of the commission and preparation of the October terror attack

1 min read

November 27, 2025 16:29

The man was arrested at Manchester Airport (Image: Getty Images)

Amazon Music streaming ‘Death, death to the IDF’ song for 79p despite removing T-shirts bearing same slogan

Punk musician MIKRAT told the JC: ‘The problem isn't a song; it's the genocide Israel is committing against the Palestinians’

1 min read

November 27, 2025 15:30

Pro-Palestinian artist MIKRAT (Image: Apple Music)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Former Attorney General calls for new CPS unit after investigation into on-stage chant at Bob Vylan gig dropped

Resilience, relief and deep concern among Manchester’s Jews in wake of terror plot convictions

Trio of doctors arrested over alleged antisemitic posts

I don’t need chemo – but I will be eating chicken soup, says Barry Manilow after lung cancer diagnosis

More from Jamie Shapiro

‘Snow swastika’ and faeces left outside Jewish doctor’s home in Montreal

Israeli study offers hope for cancer survivors struggling with ‘chemobrain’

Former neo-Nazi says watching Seinfeld made him realise his antisemitism was ‘stupid’

Did the Iranians release footage of their soldiers being blown up by Israeli strikes – and if so, why?

British pro-Palestine protesters ‘more at risk of radicalisation than I was,’ claims former jihadi

Defacement of memorial for Jewish toddler terror victim ‘should shock the conscience of all Italians’

Bowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming music

Netanyahu seeks pardon from Herzog amid ongoing corruption trial

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

Björk, Lorde and Paul Weller join 1,000 artists and labels to block Israelis from streaming their music

Heaton Park Synagogue terror suspect arrested at Manchester Airport

Amazon Music streaming ‘Death, death to the IDF’ song for 79p despite removing T-shirts bearing same slogan