Stephen Pollard

Stephen Pollard was the editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2008-2021

Latest from Stephen Pollard

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

A cast of household names, from Stephen Fry to Sting, demand the release of a man convicted of directing deadly terror attacks. I doubt any of them would ever work again if he had been convicted in the UK and his victims were British

3 min read

Marwan Barghuti (2nd R) at the start of his trial at the Tel Aviv Court, September 5, 2002 (Image: Getty)

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage (Image: Getty)

The Guardian, the BBC and the weaponisation of antisemitism against Nigel Farage

3 min read

Rupa Huq blames a right-wing ‘cabal’ for the BBC’s left-wing bias scandal – naturally

4 min read

The chutzpah of the self-styled Independent Muslim MPs

3 min read

I disagree with Zack Polanski’s politics – but he’s right to reclaim his Jewish name

There’s plenty to criticise about the Green party leader without challenging his right to honour his heritage

3 min read

November 11, 2025 10:53

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers his speech at his party's annual conference (Photo: Getty)

The BBC is sorry. Not

Even as its two most senior employees resign, the corporation seems as unwilling as ever to tackle the root cause of the scandal

3 min read

November 10, 2025 16:26

Tim Davie and Deborah Turness (Image: Getty)

Jews are talking about leaving and Starmer must take some of the blame

The PM acted against antisemitism in his own party – but he has done little about the tsunami of hate since October 7

3 min read

November 5, 2025 12:41

Reaching out: Sir Keir Starmer at the Community Security Trust (CST) in London last month (Photo by CARLOS JASSO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Blackshirts are back – this time round, though, the fascists are Islamofascists

The Tower Hamlets march was chilling as a more distilled version of the hate demonstrated on the national marches. Not just hate, but a programme and a cause: Islamist supremacy

3 min read

October 27, 2025 12:34

When the police suggest being Jewish is a provocation

A solicitor was questioned for wearing a Star of David. The Met’s own words confirm it: the force now treats a Jewish symbol as potentially “antagonising.” Is it any wonder that open antisemitism is given its head on the streets of London?

3 min read

October 21, 2025 08:26

Villa Park Judenfrei: When UK police chose mob rule over the rule of law

The sway of community advisers over policing is among the most under-reported but dangerous trends – and helps explain police tolerance of Jew hate on our streets

3 min read

October 17, 2025 12:06

Maccabi supporters wave yellow flags next to Israeli flags during the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Johan-Cruijff stadium, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

Forget the rumours, this is the real deal behind Trump’s peace plan

While the Israeli air raid on Hamas leaders in Doha failed in its aim of assassinating them, it was brilliantly successful in a more important respect: ending the war

5 min read

October 12, 2025 12:33

Trump greets Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Spare us the pearl-clutching from broadcasters who fan the flames of antisemitism

The broadcasters bewailing the terror attack in Manchester are the very people who have portrayed Israel as uniquely evil

3 min read

October 6, 2025 13:08

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaks to the media outside the Heaton Park synagogue. (Photo: Getty Images)

Manchester was always coming –authorities have let Jew-haters roam free

We know nothing yet of the attacker’s identity. But we know everything about the climate that made this atrocity possible: years of antisemitism on Britain’s streets, tolerated until it turned deadly today

1 min read

October 2, 2025 12:14

Members of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester and Police officers following a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Manchester was always coming –authorities let Jew-haters roam free

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October 2, 2025 12:04

Never Again by Jake Wallis Simons review: ‘A book for our times’

The author’s new work superbly distils the issues facing the West

4 min read

September 30, 2025 16:04

Don’t make the mistake of dismissing Netanyahu as shallow caricature

However strongly one might disagree with his policies and behaviour in government, the Israeli PM has a serious and deep understanding of history, of strategy and of tactics

3 min read

September 30, 2025 11:32

US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the end of a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Stephen Pollard

Latest from Stephen Pollard

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

The Guardian, the BBC and the weaponisation of antisemitism against Nigel Farage

Rupa Huq blames a right-wing ‘cabal’ for the BBC’s left-wing bias scandal – naturally

The chutzpah of the self-styled Independent Muslim MPs

More from Stephen Pollard

I disagree with Zack Polanski’s politics – but he’s right to reclaim his Jewish name

The BBC is sorry. Not

Jews are talking about leaving and Starmer must take some of the blame

The Blackshirts are back – this time round, though, the fascists are Islamofascists

When the police suggest being Jewish is a provocation

Villa Park Judenfrei: When UK police chose mob rule over the rule of law

Forget the rumours, this is the real deal behind Trump’s peace plan

Spare us the pearl-clutching from broadcasters who fan the flames of antisemitism

Manchester was always coming –authorities have let Jew-haters roam free

Manchester was always coming –authorities let Jew-haters roam free

Never Again by Jake Wallis Simons review: ‘A book for our times’

Don’t make the mistake of dismissing Netanyahu as shallow caricature