The JC Leader

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

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

The radical lesson plans of NEU teachers that should worry the country

Asking pupils whether they would ‘fight back’ if they lived in Gaza or to ‘understand’ Hamas is not education but ideological instruction. Such activism harms children and poses a threat to society itself

Jews and Iranians are on the cusp of a historic opportunity

While the prospect of normalisation with Saudi Arabia has receded, something arguably more natural has come into view: the prospect of peace between a restored Iran and Israel

International order must be based in reality

Events in Venezuela, Somaliland and Iran have highlighted the growing tension between international law and a shifting world order

The Chief Rabbi’s vision points the way forward to a hopeful future for our community in 2026

Optimism for Jewish community in UK must be underpinned by government action against extremism and antisemitic hate speech

NHS restart of BRCA testing is good news for community – and Britain as a whole

Wes Streeting’s welcome announcement points the way ahead for Government and UK’s Jews in 2026

From Bondi to Manchester: the cost of Western denial on antisemitism

Sydney lays bare the consequences of demonising Israel and shrinking from the fight against extremist ideology that now threatens Western societies themselves

Rachel Reeves restores moral clarity on Israel

The Chancellor’s unapologetically Zionist speech – honest about Hamas’s October 7 atrocity, blunt about antisemitism, and courageous within her own Labour party – hints at a long overdue reset in the UK’s approach to Israel

The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

When the state is seen to yield, extremists do not moderate – they escalate

The St John’s Wood debacle exposes a policing culture of capitulation to extremists

Jews are victimised twice: once by those who hate them, and again by a law enforcement model that rewards their civility with indifference

Kafkaesque smears against Maccabi fans cannot be allowed to rest