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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

3 min read

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)

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

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

2 min read

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

There is no ‘context’ for antisemitic terror

2 min read

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

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

3 min read

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’

2 min read

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

1 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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)

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

2 min read

January 21, 2026 13:53

NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede takes part in a pro-Palestine protest (Image: Getty)

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

2 min read

January 14, 2026 11:00

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

2 min read

January 7, 2026 09:27

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei (left), during a state television broadcast in June 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after being seized by US forces in Caracas on January 3 (Getty Images/Truth Social)

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

2 min read

December 30, 2025 15:18

Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis KBE, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 02/01/2022

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

1 min read

December 22, 2025 12:05

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

2 min read

December 14, 2025 17:25

Police enforce a cordon after the terror attack on the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Image: Getty)

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

2 min read

December 11, 2025 11:14

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers keynote speech at annual LFI lunch (Photo: LFI)

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The JC Leader

Latest from The JC Leader

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

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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

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

Jews and Iranians are on the cusp of a historic opportunity

International order must be based in reality

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

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

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

Rachel Reeves restores moral clarity on Israel