Opinion

Why Bennett’s rumoured UAE visit bothered Netanyahu so much

The prime minister has carefully cultivated the image of a domestic political heavyweight and a global statesman. His challenger’s strategy is to present himself as a viable alternative

By Ashley Perry

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(L to R) Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett (Image: Getty Images)

The New York Times office building (Image: Getty Images)

The New York Times’s irresponsible “dog rape” story endangers Jews and Israelis

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By Alex Hearn

When being Jewish in Britain, watching short films for Jewish culture month, felt, well...normal

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By Stephen Pollard

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

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The week that Benjamin Netanyahu became an international man of mystery

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President Trump meets with members of the American Friends of Lubavitch (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

United States

The Reb in Chief for Yiddishkeit: Donald J Trump

The President issued a proclamation like none other: to make Shabbos great again. Our overpaid, sclerotic organisations reacted precisely as you’d expect – by doing absolutely nothing. But young Jews across the country went all-out for Shabbat

By Liel Leibovitz

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By Stephen Pollard

Trials and tribulations of a Spurs fan in this nightmare season

I don’t hate Arsenal – my father taught me that we don’t hate our closest rival. Hate is the wrong word (that’s reserved for Chelsea). We loathe their smugness

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A Spurs fan looks dejected during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest on March 22, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By Nicholas Lezard

George Orwell’s ‘Antisemitism in Britain’ has sadly aged very well

Anti-Jewish sentiment in this country has long carried a distinctly middle-class sense of virtue

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Statue of George Orwell at BBC Broadcasting House (Image: JRennocks)

By David Harris

Mamdani’s twisted Nakba narrative fits the record of New York’s first anti-Israel mayor

Some Jews may still live in la-la land and pretend otherwise. And some bizarrely voted for him and continue to stand by his side

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Image: Gettyy Images)

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Leaders

Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

When police escort protestors despite knowing in advance that antisemitic slogans are likely to appear, onlookers reasonably conclude that such rhetoric now lies within the boundaries of acceptable public discourse

By The JC Leader

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Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

By The JC Leader

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)

By The JC Leader

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

Voters now have a chance to stand with the Jewish community by rejecting sectarian candidates campaigning on hostility to Israel, who inflame rather than inform, and who divide rather than govern

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

By The JC Leader

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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