Stephen Pollard

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

Latest from Stephen Pollard

My penalty for working for the JC: having to watch Gary Lineker

There are any number of podcasts more compelling than the Netflix programme The Rest is Football and they all share one advantage: none is fronted by a man who wants Israel expelled from international sport

3 min read

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Image: Getty Images)

Celtic fans hold up a banner reading 'Show Israel the Red Card' during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 match between Celtic FC and FC Bayern München at Celtic Park on February 12, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Image: Getty Images)

For some Celtic fans, just breathing Israeli air made Robbie Keane impure

3 min read

Promotional material for the Hasan Piker event in London (UnHerd)

It’s good to ban haters from the UK – but what about the ones at home?

4 min read

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

3 min read

Trials and tribulations of a Spurs fan in this nightmare season

I don’t hate Arsenal – my father taught me that we don’t hate our closest rival. Hate is the wrong word (that’s reserved for Chelsea). We loathe their smugness

2 min read

May 20, 2026 16:28

A Spurs fan looks dejected during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest on March 22, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

Despite a marvellous score, this production of Benjamin Britten’s opera was too finicky to let the story flow

1 min read

May 15, 2026 11:49

A scene from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten @ Royal Opera House. A Royal Ballet and Opera production. Conducted by Jakub Hrůša. Directed by Deborah Warner. Set Designer, Michael Levine. Costume Designer, Luis F. Carvalho. Lighting Designer, Peter Mumford. Choreographer, Kim Brandstrup. (Opening 05-05-26) ©Tristram Kenton 05-26 tristram@tristramkenton.com

How did we cope without Prince Harry’s wisdom on the Middle East, Anglo-Jewry and Judaism?

According to the Duke of Sussex, some of us have ‘mischaracterised’ anti-Israel protests. He doesn’t spell out how, but the only one way we are ever accused of ‘mischaracterising’ these protests is by pointing out their antisemitism

3 min read

May 14, 2026 15:30

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Image: Getty Images)

Under any of Starmer’s mooted successors, Britain’s Israel policy can only go from bad to worse

The party’s attitude has shifted from previous governments treating the Jewish state as a key ally to viewing it as a reprobate state that must be brought to heel

4 min read

May 12, 2026 12:54

Prime Minister and Labour Leader Keir Starmer giving a speech in a bid to secure his premiership on May 11, 2026 (Image: Getty)

Make it a million mensch march, Britain!

On Sunday at 1pm, the Standing Strong rally against antisemitism will convene. We need a strong show of support from our non-Jewish fellow citizens – a clear signal that they stand with us against the hatred, intimidation and violence

2 min read

May 7, 2026 12:44

Protesters hold placards and wave flags during a march against antisemitism in central London, on September 7, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Expecting ‘anti-racists’ to police anti-Israel hate marches they themselves organise is dangerously naive

If you turned up at a protest and were shocked to discover that, say, ten per cent of your fellow protesters were carrying antisemitic banners or chanting such slogans, would you stay?

4 min read

May 4, 2026 13:44

Protesters march along Whitehall, London (Image: Getty)

After Golders Green, I feel anger at a government that has bitterly failed British Jews

Labour has spent two years portraying Israel as uniquely evil in the world and rewarding Hamas for its October 7 massacre by recognising a Palestinian state. What did they think would happen to our community?

2 min read

April 29, 2026 18:09

Still image from CCTV appearing to show the Golders Green attack unfolding

How Labour is helping antisemitism flourish in Britain

The government is casting Israel as a rogue state, fostering a climate where some see Jew hate as a legitimate response to a demonised Israel

5 min read

April 24, 2026 12:46

Palestinian ambassador Husam Zomlot lifts the plaque of the Palestinian embassy as First Minister of Scotland John Swinney (r) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East Hamish Falconer (l) watch during the flag-raising ceremony to mark UK's recognition of a Palestinian state on September 22, 2025 in London (Image: Getty)

Lewis Goodall and Israel’s alleged world domination

Accusations that eerily echo classic antisemitic conspiracy theories, repackaged with the Jewish state standing in for the Jews, have now entered the mainstream

3 min read

April 13, 2026 18:08

The Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regime

The military achievements against the Islamic Republic are staggering and by striking the Gulf states, Tehran has driving them closer to the US and Israel

4 min read

April 8, 2026 11:00

Rubble surrounds the site of an Iranian police facility, struck during the US-Israeli military campaign on March 4, 2026 in Tehran (Image: Getty)

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

Even if you think capital punishment is just and right, it is not something to revel in. Sanctifying life is the cord which runs through almost every aspect of Judaism

2 min read

March 31, 2026 18:42

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds up a bottle of champagne in celebration of the passage of the death penalty law (Image: Knesset TV)

Zack Polanski – the useful court Jew

Under his leadership, the Green Party provides a home not just for Islamists but also for antisemites who were too blatant even for Corbyn’s Labour

5 min read

March 30, 2026 12:34

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026 in London (Image: Getty)

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Stephen Pollard

Latest from Stephen Pollard

My penalty for working for the JC: having to watch Gary Lineker

For some Celtic fans, just breathing Israeli air made Robbie Keane impure

It’s good to ban haters from the UK – but what about the ones at home?

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

More from Stephen Pollard

Trials and tribulations of a Spurs fan in this nightmare season

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

How did we cope without Prince Harry’s wisdom on the Middle East, Anglo-Jewry and Judaism?

Under any of Starmer’s mooted successors, Britain’s Israel policy can only go from bad to worse

Make it a million mensch march, Britain!

Expecting ‘anti-racists’ to police anti-Israel hate marches they themselves organise is dangerously naive

After Golders Green, I feel anger at a government that has bitterly failed British Jews

How Labour is helping antisemitism flourish in Britain

Lewis Goodall and Israel’s alleged world domination

The Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regime

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

Zack Polanski – the useful court Jew