The BBC will fail its final test if it marks its own homeworkBBC Arabic should be a jewel in the corporation’s crown, but it has too often become a platform for extremism and antisemitismBy The JC Leader1 min read
By The JC LeaderAntisemitism is costing Britain investment and jobsWhen anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are allowed to metastasise, they hollow out institutions, corrode democratic norms and ultimately make a society poorer – morally and materially2 min read
By The JC LeaderFrom CPS to education, Britain is failing to confront antisemitismThese 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 tolerate2 min read
By The JC LeaderThe last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behindThat 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 it2 min read
By The JC LeaderThe radical lesson plans of NEU teachers that should worry the countryAsking 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 itself2 min read
By The JC LeaderJews and Iranians are on the cusp of a historic opportunityWhile 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 Israel2 min read
By The JC LeaderInternational order must be based in realityEvents in Venezuela, Somaliland and Iran have highlighted the growing tension between international law and a shifting world order2 min read
By The JC LeaderFrom Bondi to Manchester: the cost of Western denial on antisemitismSydney lays bare the consequences of demonising Israel and shrinking from the fight against extremist ideology that now threatens Western societies themselves2 min read
By The JC LeaderRachel Reeves restores moral clarity on IsraelThe 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 Israel2 min read
By The JC LeaderThe Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob ruleWhen the state is seen to yield, extremists do not moderate – they escalate1 min read
By The JC LeaderThe St John’s Wood debacle exposes a policing culture of capitulation to extremistsJews are victimised twice: once by those who hate them, and again by a law enforcement model that rewards their civility with indifference2 min read
By The JC LeaderPeople who wear Palestine Action T-shirts have no real idea what they are promotingThe terror group represents a wider, ever-escalating threat to the Jewish community1 min read
By The JC LeaderOver 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 values2 min read
By The JC LeaderBritain is surrendering to mob rule – with dire consequences for Jews and our liberal democracyAntisemitism can no longer be treated as a sporadic outrage; it is a central challenge to Britain’s civic order, with significance far beyond the Jewish community3 min read
By The JC LeaderUS backing and Israeli force secured the Gaza dealThe agreement could pave the way for wider regional peace, made possible by Trump’s backing and Israeli resolve – in contrast to Europe’s failed bid to pressure the victim into concessions2 min read
By The JC LeaderManchester’s synagogue attack must be a national wake-up callThis atrocity is the bitter fruit of a culture that demonises Israel and tolerates Jew-hatred. The community must stand united – government must finally act to confront it4 min read
By The JC LeaderIsrael’s victory deal could transform the regionNearly two years after October 7, Israel and key Arab states have lined up behind a Trump-brokered Gaza plan – with Europe and Britain reduced to irrelevance and blood libels3 min read
By The JC LeaderThe recognition of a Palestinian state is a victory for Hamas and terrorismStarmer’s policy rewards terror, makes peace more remote and prolongs the war – a folly driven by hysteria, whipped up by a relentless drumbeat of lies against Israel3 min read
By The JC LeaderIn dark times, the new year calls us to unity, faith and hopeThe belief that tomorrow can be better and the duty to help make it so is Judaism’s gift to the world and our legacy2 min read
By The JC LeaderNot the 1930s, but the 1230s: How medieval blood libels returned to poison our ageNazism was top-down, a state machine of propaganda and genocide. What we see now is older, more insidious: grassroots libels, spread by self-anointed authorities4 min read
By The JC LeaderThe UK’s Israel policy ignores facts and historyThis Labour government is not just abandoning Jerusalem. It is abandoning Britain’s Jewish community, already under pressure; the hostages still in captivity, and its very own Zionist tradition4 min read
By The JC LeaderThere are no good options for Israel to free the hostages and defeat HamasEven if one accepts that the hostages must come first, the correct path forward is still far from obvious. The question remains: how best to bring them home?2 min read
