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As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

Our commitment is firm. To be more visible, more present and more proactive in confronting hate crime

By Ben Russell

3 min read

Police officers gather in Trafalgar Square ahead of a planned protest in support of Palestine Action on October 4, 2025 (Image: Getty)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds up a bottle of champagne in celebration of the passage of the death penalty law (Image: Knesset TV)

By Stephen Pollard

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

2 min read

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz, who ended a speech with the slogan: 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' (Image: Getty)

By Alejandro Baer

From Franco’s legacy to Podemos: the roots of Spain’s extreme Israel hostility

4 min read

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

Press TV exposes Britain’s dangerous permissiveness toward extremism

5 min read

By Dominic Green

The ‘stab in the back’ myth to blame Jews if the war goes badly

3 min read

By David Bennun

They may think of me as a bloodthirsty Zionist – but I still love their art

4 min read

By Daniel Finkelstein

God Save the King – he knows that we’re shaken and scared

3 min read

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By Nicole Lampert

I reported on Zack Polanski. His thin-skinned response was telling

In just 48 hours, the Green Party leader fired off 32 tweets at or about me and the paper I write for – showing a rather different side to his nicey-nicey, ‘peace and love’ image

4 min read

March 30, 2026 17:43

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (Image: Getty)

By Doron Goldberg

Israeli deterrence may shift Islamist threat to Europe

Clinical psychology teaches that when a compulsive behaviour is blocked, the impulse migrates. As the Jewish state hardens, extremists might turn to softer targets

4 min read

March 30, 2026 15:26

An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (Image: Getty)

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Passover’s lesson for our time? Be grounded in faith but sustained by courage

As hatred once again threatens the Jewish people, we can – and will – stand our ground with confidence

3 min read

March 30, 2026 12:14

A member of the Jewish community walks around the cordon as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzolah ambulances were set on fire overnight on March 23 (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

By Daniela Grudsky Ekstein

Some of us are spending Passover apart – but we are a people still together

Jewish people achieved the Exodus through strength of unity – and it’s a lesson that applies every bit as much today, says Israel’s acting ambassador to the UK

3 min read

March 30, 2026 12:10

MIAMI BEACH, FL - MARCH 25: People take part in eating matzo during a community Passover Seder at Beth Israel synagogue on March 25, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida. The community Passover Seder that served around 150 people has been held for the past 30 years and is welcome to anyone in the community that wants to commemorate the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Zack Polanski – the useful court Jew

Under his leadership, the Green Party provides a home not just for Islamists but also for antisemites who were too blatant even for Corbyn’s Labour

5 min read

March 30, 2026 11:34

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026 in London (Image: Getty)

By Zaki Cooper

The Exodus story inspired American independence

As the United States celebrates 250 years of nationhood, we should acknowledge the core narrative which served as its template

2 min read

March 30, 2026 10:37

British redcoat re-enactors fire a salvo as they take part in the tactical demonstration of Parker's Revenge during the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 2025. The event marks the 250th anniversary of the battle that immediately followed the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, at the start of the US Revolutionary War. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

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

March 30, 2026 10:19

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)

By Danielle Haas

Ideological rot has hollowed out human rights NGOs from within

Organisations like MSF, Amnesty, and Human Rights Watch shape policy, education, law, and public discourse – yet they’re only weakly accountable

3 min read

March 30, 2026 10:13

Nasser Hospital in Gaza (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

By Kemi Badenoch

My open letter to UK Jews: all of us battling together, we will defeat this hatred

‘As Faith Minister five years ago, what I saw in Whitehall was a significant degree of cultural and religious illiteracy, combined with a reluctance to speak plainly, and a hesitancy to tackle difficult issues for fear of attack, opprobrium, or difficult constituents’

6 min read

March 30, 2026 09:37

Kemi Badenoch in Heaton Park (Image: Conservative Party).

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As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

From Franco’s legacy to Podemos: the roots of Spain’s extreme Israel hostility

Press TV exposes Britain’s dangerous permissiveness toward extremism

The ‘stab in the back’ myth to blame Jews if the war goes badly

They may think of me as a bloodthirsty Zionist – but I still love their art

God Save the King – he knows that we’re shaken and scared

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I reported on Zack Polanski. His thin-skinned response was telling

Israeli deterrence may shift Islamist threat to Europe

Passover’s lesson for our time? Be grounded in faith but sustained by courage

Some of us are spending Passover apart – but we are a people still together

Zack Polanski – the useful court Jew

The Exodus story inspired American independence

To fight Jew hatred, the UK must fight antizionism

Ideological rot has hollowed out human rights NGOs from within

My open letter to UK Jews: all of us battling together, we will defeat this hatred