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Maureen Lipman

The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR genius

At this year’s Ajax parade, the words, ‘in these days of rising anti-Semitism’, were spoken more times, I suspect, than at past events

By Maureen Lipman

4 min read
A mediaeval depiction of the William of Norwich blood libel (Image: Jonny Weinberg)
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (left) as Freddie Knoller in new release Desperate Journey
Ben Felsenburg

By Ben Felsenburg

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

Desperate Journey tells the extraordinary story of Freddie Knoller’s survival with the sense of entertainment needed to reach audiences of all ages

2 min read
Anti-Israel demonstrators protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024 (Image: Getty)
Mattie Heaven

By Mattie Heaven

The extremism I saw destroy Iran is taking root in Britain

I know what happens when intimidation smothers democracy and antisemitism rises. If we want our children to inherit the UK we love, we must act before the radicals rewrite it in their image

4 min read
JMI Youth Big Band at JW3 (Image: JMI)
Rob Rinder

By Rob Rinder

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

We can’t let the endless Oy Veys drown out the part of our identity that is joyous, creative and alive, which is why I agreed to become the chair of JMI

3 min read

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Israeli singers Noa (left) and Palestinian Israeli singer Mira Awad, representing Israel, perform during the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi Finals (Photo: Getty)
Gaby Wine

By Gaby Wine

OPINION: Turning the music off is not a pathway to peace

The artists blocking their music being streamed in Israel are doing more harm than good

3 min read
Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead of the match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024 / Netherlands OUT (Photo by JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

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

By The JC Leader

1 min read
Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

A cast of household names, from Stephen Fry to Sting, demand the release of a man convicted of directing deadly terror attacks. I doubt any of them would ever work again if he had been convicted in the UK and his victims were British

3 min read
Marwan Barghuti (2nd R) at the start of his trial at the Tel Aviv Court, September 5, 2002 (Image: Getty)
Alex Hearn

By Alex Hearn

The comforting myth of Britain as a safe haven for Jews clouds our immigration debate

If we're going to invoke Jewish history in our criticism of Shabana Mahmoud’s reforms, we owe it to those who were turned away to get that history right – and to face present realities rather than romanticise the past

4 min read
Jewish Kindertransport refugees from Germany and Austria, at a camp in Dovercourt Bay near Harwich, 11th January 1939 (Image: Getty)
Michael Murphy

By Michael Murphy

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

The row over attempts by councillors to rename the landmark commemorating the former president of Israel risks bringing international shame upon the city

3 min read
Chaim Herzog as Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in 1978 before a security council session (Photo by Brian Alpert/Keystone/Getty Images)

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The JC Leader

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

By The JC Leader

2 min read
Anti-Israel protest in front of St John’s Wood Synagogue (Image: X)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

This platform for anti-Israel bias and extremists is now beyond salvation

2 min read
BBC Broadcasting House in London (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

People who wear Palestine Action T-shirts have no real idea what they are promoting

The terror group represents a wider, ever-escalating threat to the Jewish community

1 min read
Protesters in London support a legal challenge to the Home Secretary's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Over 1,600 academics defend Israeli professor – could this be Britain’s turning point?

This hatred of Israel, this attack on Jewish life, is not merely un-British – it is profoundly anti-British. The silent majority must now speak – it is the only way to defeat the extremists and preserve our values

2 min read
Storming City St George's, masked protesters called an Israeli professor a terrorist (Photo: Instagram)

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The JC

Letters to the Editor, November 14 2025

By The JC

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Brothers Gali Berman and Ziv Berman who were held hostage in Gaza for more than 700 days celebrate at the Israeli Premier League match between Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. (Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
The JC

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, October 10 2025

Readers – many non-Jewish – react to the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur

4 min read
The JC

By The JC

Letters to the Editor September 12

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The JC

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, June 6 2025

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Bibas Family

Letters to the editor, 28th February 2025

Swiss cottage, Bibas family and non-Jewish allies

By The JC

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The JC

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, October 4 2024

Lebanon, Keir Starmer and East End synagogues

3 min read
The JC

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, September 20 2024

Abraham Accords, NEU and Bibi

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