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A rally against Jew-hate and sectarianism in Britain

The central question the protest raised was larger than antisemitism alone. It concerned whether the UK remains capable of sustaining a shared civic identity and the social cohesion of the country itself

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Rally against antisemitism, May 10, 2026 (Image: Elliott Franks)

Demonstration in central London against antisemitism, November 26, 2023. (Image: Getty)

We will all of us stand together as we face down the extremists

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting with civic leaders to discuss tackling antisemitism at Downing Street on May 5, 2026. (Image: Getty)

If this marks a genuine turning point, Britain and its Jewish community can yet forge a different future

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A Police forensics officer photographs the crime scene in Golders Green on April 29, 2026 (Image: Getty)

Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

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Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

The Prime Minister has both the authority and the duty to shape the tone of the national debate to make clear that hatred of the Jewish state and its supporters is unacceptable

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April 22, 2026 13:46

Anti-Israel protestor holds up a placard outside Downing Street gates on July 25, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

By pressing Jerusalem to halt its campaign against Hezbollah, the UK and EU risk reinforcing the very instability they claim to oppose

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April 10, 2026 08:56

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit on April 02, 2026 (Image: Getty)

The Iran campaign is Europe’s war as well

From missiles capable of reaching Paris, Berlin and presumably also London to terror plots, the Islamic Republic is a clear and present danger. And to jeopardize the transatlantic relationship is not strategic autonomy but strategic folly

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April 7, 2026 08:41

Missiles produced by Iran's armed forces are displayed during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran (Image: Getty)

To fight Jew hatred, the UK must fight antizionism

What has unfolded over the past two years is not simply criticism of Israel, nor even obsessive hostility

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March 30, 2026 10:19

The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in the Golders Green area of London (Getty Images)

Iran is a direct threat to Britain – it’s time to act like it

UK support – through basing, logistics and safeguarding maritime routes – is neither escalation nor a ‘favour’ to its principal ally. It is, rather, an exercise in self-interest

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March 25, 2026 15:07

Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack (Image: AFP/Royal Thai Navy)

There is no ‘context’ for antisemitic terror

A society that begins to explain attacks on Jewish children has already taken several dangerous steps down the wrong path. The task is to confront such violence and the ideological climate helping to produce it

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March 18, 2026 17:29

Belgian police man the perimeter around a synagogue after it was struck by a blast in Liege on March 9, 2026. (Image: Getty)

The Israel-US strikes against Iran are legal – and justified

Britain appears to have chosen an interpretation of the law that overlooks not only the national security interests of its allies, but also its own

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March 4, 2026 09:45

US President Donald with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Image: Getty)

Purim’s enduring lesson: strength, pride and the refusal to bow

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks observed that the festival’s jollity exists so that we can live with the risks of being Jewish, ‘without being terrified, traumatised or intimidated’

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February 26, 2026 14:00

Jerusalem's Adloyada Purim parade, March 16, 2025 (Image: Getty)

The BBC will fail its final test if it marks its own homework

BBC Arabic should be a jewel in the corporation’s crown, but it has too often become a platform for extremism and antisemitism

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February 18, 2026 12:40

The outside of a BBC building in central London (Getty Images)

Antisemitism is costing Britain investment and jobs

When anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are allowed to metastasise, they hollow out institutions, corrode democratic norms and ultimately make a society poorer – morally and materially

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February 12, 2026 16:06

The Barclays on Princes Street is believed to be one of 10 targeted in the UK. (Image: Jack Brian/@Whacko1875

From CPS to education, Britain is failing to confront antisemitism

These institutional blind spots guarantee the problem will deepen, while steadily eroding confidence in the state’s commitment to equal citizenship. That is not a drift the country can afford to tolerate

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February 5, 2026 16:27

Palestinian flags flown by outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, December 2025 (Image: Getty)

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

That instinct – costly, unyielding and often misunderstood – is not a weakness. It is civilisational clarity – a reaffirmation of the values that distinguish the Jewish state from those who fight it

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January 26, 2026 17:22

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir addresses his troops following the recovery of Ran Gvili's body (IDF)

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Latest from The JC Leader

A rally against Jew-hate and sectarianism in Britain

We will all of us stand together as we face down the extremists

If this marks a genuine turning point, Britain and its Jewish community can yet forge a different future

Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

More from The JC Leader

Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

The Iran campaign is Europe’s war as well

To fight Jew hatred, the UK must fight antizionism

Iran is a direct threat to Britain – it’s time to act like it

There is no ‘context’ for antisemitic terror

The Israel-US strikes against Iran are legal – and justified

Purim’s enduring lesson: strength, pride and the refusal to bow

The BBC will fail its final test if it marks its own homework

Antisemitism is costing Britain investment and jobs

From CPS to education, Britain is failing to confront antisemitism

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind