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The Rebbe always played offence – where others counted losses, he counted possibilities

Football, like life, is played as much in the mind as on the field: when you stop playing to win, you start playing not to lose. Judaism asks us not merely to survive, but to flourish

By Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson

4 min read

England's forward Harry Kane and teammates after losing the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match against Argentina on July 15, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin (Image: Getty Images)

By David May

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

4 min read

The renovated Hurva (The Ruin) synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 14, 2010. The Jordanian army destroyed the 17th century synagogue during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Daisley

Settlements are neither inherently illegal – nor the real obstacle to peace

4 min read

Police speak to a counter protester during the Gaza march through Southend (Image: Alamy)

By Sir Michael Ellis

From the BBC to the police, anti-Israel hatred is destroying our institutions

3 min read

By Lord Polak

Britain is no longer a friend of Israel – and under Andy Burnham, we may become a foe

3 min read

By Ashley Hirst

An open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury: do not sort us according to our relationship to Zionism

11 min read

By Angela Epstein

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plan is just as ill-conceived as his Israel views

3 min read

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By Jonathan Harounoff

The UN’s credibility crisis is nowhere more evident than in its treatment of Israel

With Secretary General António Guterres concluding his tenure at the end of 2026, the organisation has an opportunity for genuine renewal – the need for effective international diplomacy has rarely been greater

4 min read

July 16, 2026 12:23

Members of the UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution regarding the situation in the Middle East on April 7, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By Lorin Bell-Cross

Israeli ministers cheering on Argentina and crowing over England’s defeat made me cringe

Antagonism and embarrassing support for another country’s team don’t add up to a diplomatic strategy

2 min read

July 16, 2026 10:57

Lionel Messi celebrates Argentina's second goal in last night's semi-final (Shaun Botterill/Getty)

By Shimon Cohen

Security funding for Jews is the government’s admission that it won’t stop the people creating this threat

You cannot fortify your way out of antisemitism – only make it more comfortable to endure while it festers. The community must be willing to say: thank you for the money, now do your job and enforce the law

3 min read

July 15, 2026 18:01

A security guard stands on duty outside Finchley Reform Synagogue (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

It is increasingly clear that the October election will be about more than politics and security. It will be about Israel’s soul as hard liners and extremists who would once have been shunned are handed power and influence

2 min read

July 15, 2026 15:42

Israeli security forces attempt to disperse strictly Orthodox Jews trying to block the entrance to the Abu Kabir holding facility in Tel Aviv in protest against the arrests of Charedi draft dodgers on June 10, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Dan Sacker

How David Miliband’s speech on leadership echoed the teachings of Rabbi Sacks

The key question is not ‘what does the incoming Prime Minister believe?’ It is ‘what still stands between him and the unchecked exercise of power, whoever he turns out to be?’

4 min read

July 15, 2026 10:57

David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, delivers The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Annual Memorial Lecture on July 9, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

Undermining ties with Britain’s chief military ally and trading partner as well as the Jewish state – a technological and defence powerhouse – would carry enormous strategic costs

2 min read

July 15, 2026 09:58

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, July 17 2026

Andy Burnham’s statement on Gaza provoked letters this week – as did the Archbishop of Canterbury’s trip to Israel, the Battle of Cable Street and differing attitudes in France and Germany

5 min read

July 15, 2026 09:35

The Archbishop of Canterbury poses with Layan Nasir in the West Bank - her visit is the subject of a letter this week (Lambeth Palace)

By Natalie Mayer

Of course I’ll be cheering on England against Argentina – never mind whether I’m a British Jew or a Jewish Brit

Unlike the Eurovision Song contest, there’s no split allegiances for me when it comes to the World Cup

1 min read

July 14, 2026 21:19

England star and charming gentleman Marcus Rashford (Aric Becker / AFP via Getty)

By Liel Leibovitz

Israel’s true friend Senator Graham leaves a legacy of rare grace and dignity

The gentleman from South Carolina was a man who cared very deeply about his country and believed profoundly in the possibility of practising politics for the common good

3 min read

July 14, 2026 16:59

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks during a press conference on August 28, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Image: Getty Image)

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The Rebbe always played offence – where others counted losses, he counted possibilities

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

Settlements are neither inherently illegal – nor the real obstacle to peace

From the BBC to the police, anti-Israel hatred is destroying our institutions

Britain is no longer a friend of Israel – and under Andy Burnham, we may become a foe

An open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury: do not sort us according to our relationship to Zionism

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plan is just as ill-conceived as his Israel views

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The UN’s credibility crisis is nowhere more evident than in its treatment of Israel

Israeli ministers cheering on Argentina and crowing over England’s defeat made me cringe

Security funding for Jews is the government’s admission that it won’t stop the people creating this threat

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

How David Miliband’s speech on leadership echoed the teachings of Rabbi Sacks

US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

Letters to the Editor, July 17 2026

Of course I’ll be cheering on England against Argentina – never mind whether I’m a British Jew or a Jewish Brit

Israel’s true friend Senator Graham leaves a legacy of rare grace and dignity