Jane Prinsley

Jane Prinsley is the Investigations Correspondent at the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at jprinsley@thejc.com

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Lebanon

Revealed: radical Islamic cleric who sells ‘libido-boosting’ pills to run combat camp in the Peak District

‘Masculinity influencer’ Sayed Hussein Makke heaped praise on the late Hezbollah terror chief Hassan Nasrallah

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Makke and (above him) his admiring post about Hassan Nasrallah. Other images show scenes from his combat camp (Images: Instagram / YouTube screenshots)

Palestinian children wait for a meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Board of Deputies plans emergency meeting to discuss situation in Gaza

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People make their way along Al-Rashid Street in western Jabalia on July 22, 2025, after receiving humanitarian aid from an aid distribution point in the northern Gaza Strip. (Photo: Getty Images)

Masorti rabbi leads open letter accusing Israel of ‘callous indifference to starvation’

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Philip Simon and Rachel Creeger have both had their Jewish-themed comedy shows cancelled by a Fringe venue (Photo: Creeger)

Two Jewish shows pulled by Fringe venue over ‘safety concerns’

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Kilimanjaro climb with UJIA raises over £90k for Israel

Young Jewish professionals enjoyed kosher cholent during Shabbat on highest mountain in Africa

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July 24, 2025 11:11

Kilimanjaro climb with UJIA raises over £90k for Israel

Exclusive: Hospital’s ‘unconscious bias’ training leaves out racism against Jews

Moorfields Eye Hospital’s NHS trust says antisemitism will now be included in unconscious bias webinars after staff attended a two-hour session with no mention of Jews

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July 24, 2025 10:49

Moorfields Eye Hospital hosted a compulsory diversity webinar that did not refer to antisemitism (Photo: Moorfeilds NHS)

Hertfordshire Police boss writes to LBC over James O’Brien’s ‘Shabbat school’ comments

LBC presenter has apologised for reading out a comment about a “Shabbat school in a leafy Hertfordshire town”

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July 23, 2025 16:36

Hertfordshire Police boss writes to LBC over James O’Brien’s ‘Shabbat school’ comments

Board calls for LBC’s James O’Brien to be taken off air over ‘Shabbat school’ clip

Presenter apologises after reading an email from a listener who alleged his Jewish wife had been taught anti-Arab propaganda

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July 23, 2025 11:04

The Board of Deputies has called for James O'Brien to be taken off air by LBC after reading out an email in which a listener claimed his Jewish wife was taught not to value Arab lives at 'Shabbat school' (Image: LBC)

Jewish pupils offered last-minute places at rebranded non-Jewish school

A secondary school in Barnet has offered to take cohort as Jewish schools hit capacity

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July 18, 2025 12:50

Jewish families did not accept an offer from a non-Jewish school that offered places to pupils who were unable to get a place at a Jewish secondary school (Photo: Getty)

Mohammed Hijab encourages violence and has the reputation he deserves, says lawyer for Douglas Murray

Muslim influencer is ‘even worse than the person presented in ‘ Murray’s article’, lawyer tells libel trial

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July 18, 2025 10:24

Mohammed Hijab posted a video of his Leicester address to his YouTube channel and is now suing a newspaper columnist who claimed he was inciting racial hatred during the 2022 riots.

‘Our people are not whole while Avinatan, Alon and the hostages are not home’

Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice joins dozens calling for the release of the hostages nearing their 650th day in captivity

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July 16, 2025 14:17

MP Richard Tice said Alon Ohel is 'one of the greatest musicians of his era' (Photo: Elliott Franks)

Exclusive: Progressive rabbinate criticises Board of Deputies over treatment of FT 36

In a statement leaked to the JC, clergy claim the views expressed by the 36 are ‘underrepresented’ by Jewish communal institutions.

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July 15, 2025 17:51

Liberal and Reform rabbis and cantors said the actions of the 36 who signed a letter in the FT criticising Israel's actions in Gaza were 'both principled and brave' (Pictured: protesters in Israel, Getty)

North London synagogue rejects joining the Board of Deputies following treatment of 36 FT letter signatories

Letter criticising the Board comes as the suspended deputies have launched an appeal against their treatment

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July 15, 2025 16:32

A north London synagogue has rejected offers to join the Board of Deputies over its treatment of those who signed a letter criticising the war in Gaza (Photo: Getty Images)

Mohammad Hijab denies targeting Jews in Golders Green during Douglas Murray libel trial

The Islamic influencer is bringing a defamation case against Murray over a 2022 Spectator article

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July 15, 2025 09:55

The judge said Hijab 'exacerbated frayed tensions... between Muslim and Hindu communities in Leicester by whipping up his Muslim followers'

West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlash

Phoenix Arts Club cancels Israeli actor’s satirical show after online criticism

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July 10, 2025 12:23

West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlash

Founder of London Islamic school ranted about defeating ‘usurping Jews’ on October 7

The radical cleric made his incendiary comments on the day of the Hamas massacre in 2023

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July 10, 2025 10:18

On the day of the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel, teacher and cleric Ustadh Mahmood Almadani prayed for "victory to our mujahideen brothers in Gaza" during a sermon a short drive away from several synagogues (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

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Jane Prinsley

Latest from Jane Prinsley

Revealed: radical Islamic cleric who sells ‘libido-boosting’ pills to run combat camp in the Peak District

Board of Deputies plans emergency meeting to discuss situation in Gaza

Masorti rabbi leads open letter accusing Israel of ‘callous indifference to starvation’

Two Jewish shows pulled by Fringe venue over ‘safety concerns’

More from Jane Prinsley

Kilimanjaro climb with UJIA raises over £90k for Israel

Exclusive: Hospital’s ‘unconscious bias’ training leaves out racism against Jews

Hertfordshire Police boss writes to LBC over James O’Brien’s ‘Shabbat school’ comments

Board calls for LBC’s James O’Brien to be taken off air over ‘Shabbat school’ clip

Jewish pupils offered last-minute places at rebranded non-Jewish school

Mohammed Hijab encourages violence and has the reputation he deserves, says lawyer for Douglas Murray

‘Our people are not whole while Avinatan, Alon and the hostages are not home’

Exclusive: Progressive rabbinate criticises Board of Deputies over treatment of FT 36

North London synagogue rejects joining the Board of Deputies following treatment of 36 FT letter signatories

Mohammad Hijab denies targeting Jews in Golders Green during Douglas Murray libel trial

West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlash

Founder of London Islamic school ranted about defeating ‘usurping Jews’ on October 7