Opinion

Trump was right about Iran – now he mustn’t squander the battlefield gains

The president deserves credit for taking military action. But any durable deal must remove the Islamic Republic’s enriched uranium, tie sanctions relief to ending support for terror proxies and curb its ballistic missile programme

By The JC Leader

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US President Donald Trump at the White House (Image: Getty Images)

Left to right: Dr Paul Collins, director of culture, Liat Rosenthal, education and communities at the Board of Deputies, acting Board president Adrian Cohen and British Museum Director Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE (Credit: Board of Deputies)

By Nicholas Cullinan

Our British Museum lecture on ancient Israel and Judah shows the public cares about history and evidence

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US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House (Image: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Spyer

Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

3 min read

Gilad Erdan during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Gilad Erdan – the dark horse who could perhaps decide Israel’s next government

4 min read

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For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

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Film

Network at 50: the film that predicted our disordered world

Written by Sidney “Paddy” Chayefsky, the Jewish genius of American screenwriting, the brilliant movie foretold reality TV, the hard left and the ebbing of liberal democracy

By Tanya Gold

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By Ben Conway

From Mussolini to Iran: the politics of the World Cup

The war in the Middle East has given the tournament a tense backdrop – but football’s biggest stage has never been insulated from global events

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Iran's captain and defender Ehsan Haji Safi and teammates walk on the tarmac on arrival at the Tijuana International Airport on June 7 (Image: Getty Images)

By Alex Hearn

Zeteo UK won’t speak truth to power – only grievances to its echo chamber

At Mehdi Hasan’s new “progressive” platform, the staff tend to share a certain worldview, particularly on Israel, where every bias points in the same direction

3 min read

By Sara Conway

Antisemitism has become normalised – and Barnet Council is determined to fight it

We are proudly home to the UK’s largest Jewish population and together with the police, local faith and community leaders, the CST and Shomrim, we will do everything to confront this hatred and strengthen cohesion

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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 (Image: Getty Images)

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Leaders

Britain’s false equivalence on Israel, Iran and Hezbollah

The UK’s habit of assigning equal blame is difficult to justify when the Islamic Republic and its Lebanese proxy initiated the latest attacks and the regime remains openly committed to Israel’s destruction

By The JC Leader

2 min read

People take cover in a public shelter during an Iranian rocket attack alert in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

When Holocaust classes inspire antisemitism

Children are being let down because Holocaust eduction is not being put in a wider context

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When Holocaust classes inspire antisemitism

By The JC Leader

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

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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)

Letters to the Editor, March 27 2026

What do our readers think about Keir Starmer?

By The JC

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Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Question on March 25, 2026 (Parliament TV)

Letters

Letters to the editor, June 12 2026

JC readers weighed in on education, Britain’s role helping Jews in the 1940s, Unison and antisemitism in football ahead of the World Cup – plus holograms, matchmaking, a royal bride and a lost airman

By The JC

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Letters

Opinion

Trump was right about Iran – now he mustn’t squander the battlefield gains

Our British Museum lecture on ancient Israel and Judah shows the public cares about history and evidence

Why the emerging US-Iran deal is bad news for Israel

Gilad Erdan – the dark horse who could perhaps decide Israel’s next government

Latest from opinion

For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

Network at 50: the film that predicted our disordered world

From Mussolini to Iran: the politics of the World Cup

Zeteo UK won’t speak truth to power – only grievances to its echo chamber

Antisemitism has become normalised – and Barnet Council is determined to fight it

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

Leaders

Britain’s false equivalence on Israel, Iran and Hezbollah

When Holocaust classes inspire antisemitism

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

A rally against Jew-hate and sectarianism in Britain

Letters to the Editor, March 27 2026

Letters to the editor, June 12 2026

Letters to the Editor, June 5 2026

Letters to the editor. May 29 2026

Letters to the Editor, May 22 2026

Letters to the Editor, May 15 2026

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