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Stephen Pollard

Stephen Pollard

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

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Did you know that Jews invented everything?

A discovery this week does not come as a surprise. Because nothing comes as a surprise

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Fish and Chips are pictured before being served at lunchtime at Captain's Fish and Chip shop in Brighton on March 25, 2022. - Britain's fish and chip shops have weathered the storm of Brexit and Covid, and are fighting the tide of rising inflation but thousands could be sunk by the war in Ukraine. At Captain's in the seaside resort of Brighton, on England's south coast, owner Pam Sandhu is not one to normally complain. Yet the shelves of her large freezers are empty when they should be full of white fish ready to be dipped in batter and deep fried, then served to hungry customers with piping hot chips. "With the war in Ukraine, there's no fish left, only a small amount," she told AFP. "And prices have doubled since last year." (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold a placard urging the international community to take action against Israel's settlement policy in the occupied territories as left-wing Israeli and foreign peace activists join Palestinians in a protest in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on November 04, 2009. According to Israeli radio, about 200 people protestested in Sheikh Jarrah against what they call the "Judaisation" of Arab east Jerusalem and the ongoing construction of Jewish settlements in the Jerusalem area. BDS is a campaign calling for "boycott, deinvestment and sanctions" against Israel. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)

A vote against the BDS Bill is a vote to allow the boycott of Jews

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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Jeremy Corbyn speaks on stage on day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival 2017 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2017 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Glastonbury cancelling 'the Big lie' shows how far the far-left have fallen

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Tanya Gold speaks with journalist and politician Danny Finkelstein. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 11/05/2023

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad review: An epic tale of a family’s struggle

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Could Jews hold the secret to healing broken Britain?

Patriotism can calm the immigration debate, end the culture wars and unite communities — and Jews have it in abundance, argues the author of a new book

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June 8, 2023 11:36

Could Jews hold the secret to healing broken Britain?

The Guardian is addicted to insulting Jews

Less than a month later, the paper's cartoon apology rings hollow

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May 19, 2023 15:25

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: A general view of the Guardian Newspaper offices on August 21, 2013 in London, England. It has been reported today that Prime Minister David Cameron had asked senior civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood to contact the Guardian newspaper over protectively marked information leaked by Edward Snowden. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

I won't protest alongside the Jewish hard left

Despite my fears over the Israeli government, I won’t endorse the views of such leftist groups

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March 7, 2023 18:46

I won't protest alongside the Jewish hard left

100 Musicians - number 27: Mischa Maisky (1948 - )

At 75, this true cello great not only still looks youthful, but plays with none of the ponderous heaviness that can afflict some older artists

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March 2, 2023 18:00

100 Musicians - number 27: Mischa Maisky (1948 - )

Book review: The Owner’s Mother Loves My Stuff

New memoir captures Fleet Street’s legendary lunching days

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December 29, 2022 11:59

Book review: The Owner’s Mother Loves My Stuff

Farewell Lord Young, a giant who bestrode British politics and Jewry

Lord Young, who died last week, was renowned for his boundless ‘can-do’ energy and desire to help others

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December 15, 2022 12:09

MARGARET THATCHER APPEARS AT THE IOD CENTENARY CONVENTION, ROYAL ALBERT HALL BARONESS THATCHER WITH LORD YOUNG

Caryl Churchill's awards cancellation is something to celebrate

Bravo to Baden-Württemberg!

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November 18, 2022 10:31

Caryl Churchill's awards cancellation is something to celebrate

It didn't take long for the excuses to start over Kanye West

Playing the Mel Gibson card was inevitable

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October 11, 2022 12:39

It didn't take long for the excuses to start over Kanye West

Jews. In Their Own Words is a triumphant riff on antisemitism

Jonathan Freedland's play is both original and yet an all too familiar story

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September 29, 2022 09:55

Jews. In Their Own Words is a triumphant riff on antisemitism

What does Prime Minister Liz Truss mean for the UK's Jews?

The incoming Tory leader has a promising track record on issues close to British Jewry

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September 5, 2022 12:49

What does Prime Minister Liz Truss mean for the UK's Jews?

Heard the joke about the comedy reviewer and the Jews?

"When was the last time a Jew was shot in London?", asked Kate Copstick

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August 22, 2022 16:56

Heard the joke about the comedy reviewer and the Jews?

Abbas's Berlin press conference confirmed a deep truth about the Palestinian president

We should stop taking him as we want him to be and focus on what he actually is

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August 17, 2022 13:59

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 16: Mahmoud Abbas (L), President of the Palestinian National Authority, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands after speaking to the media following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues, the current situation in the Palestinian territories as well as perspectives on a possible peace process between Palestine and Israel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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