Stephen Pollard

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

Latest from Stephen Pollard

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

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

Protesters march along Whitehall, London (Image: Getty)

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

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

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

2 min read

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)

How Labour is helping antisemitism flourish in Britain

5 min read

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 17:08

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 10:00

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 17:42

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 11:34

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

The Hatzola attack and the normalisation of antisemitism in Britain

What is now happening, I believe, is a sort of reversion to the mean: for centuries open Jew hate was a reality, and that is what we are now returning to

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March 23, 2026 10:02

Hatzola ambulances set on fire in Golders Green (Image: X)

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

The opera’s flawless cast, set design and music are led by Andreas Shager, who delivers one of the finest theatrical performances London has seen in many years

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March 19, 2026 16:30

Andreas Schager as Siegfried. (Royal Opera House)

Joe Kent quits blaming Israel – his far-right links tell the real story

Now that he has turned himself into a poster boy for opponents of the Iran war, the media conveniently ignore the past of the former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center

3 min read

March 18, 2026 16:22

Joseph Ken testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee (Image: Getty)

If the Islamic Republic falls, Islamism may fall with it

The notion that the US has been somehow dragged into the war by a scheming Benjamin Netanyahu utterly misunderstands what’s going on

3 min read

March 9, 2026 16:49

Ed Miliband’s toxic legacy: Syria, Corbyn and Britain’s retreat on Iran

Despite being so disastrously wrong so many times, he maintains the air of smug superiority that he has had since he first became Labour leader. Now we learn of the latest example of his indifference to tyranny and terror

3 min read

March 5, 2026 15:17

Secretary for Energy Security Ed Miliband (Image: Getty)

If the Greens’ YouGov surge is real, Britain is in deep trouble

There is a darker issue for Jews, which is related to the ease with which Polanski can dump one set of supposed beliefs for another

5 min read

March 3, 2026 15:52

Iain Dale and Zack Polanski onn LBC (Image: YouTube)

Joy and hope for people of Iran – but Keir Starmer has made Britain a spineless irrelevance

In refusing to use force, Prime Minister reveals a mindset unable to deal with reality of evil regimes

3 min read

March 1, 2026 11:41

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Greens’ dangerous mainstreaming of sectarian Muslim politics

As troubling as the election irregularities in Gorton and Denton are, the real story is how the mobilisation of anti-Israel communities can shape British elections

3 min read

February 27, 2026 09:17

A Green Party leaflet in Urdu posted to households in Gorton and Denton calling on voters to 'punish Labour for Gaza' (Image: Tom Jones/X).

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Stephen Pollard

Latest from Stephen Pollard

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

More from Stephen Pollard

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

The Hatzola attack and the normalisation of antisemitism in Britain

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

Joe Kent quits blaming Israel – his far-right links tell the real story

If the Islamic Republic falls, Islamism may fall with it

Ed Miliband’s toxic legacy: Syria, Corbyn and Britain’s retreat on Iran

If the Greens’ YouGov surge is real, Britain is in deep trouble

Joy and hope for people of Iran – but Keir Starmer has made Britain a spineless irrelevance

The Greens’ dangerous mainstreaming of sectarian Muslim politics