Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British JewsHe inherits a country in which antisemitism has become more normalised and more violent. He now needs to move faster and act firmer than his predecessor in his efforts to protect the communityBy Russell Langer3 min read
By Dominic GreenWhy the ‘Carlsonese’-speaking JD Vance is trashing Israel to defend the Iran dealThe Vice President set up more straw men than an Idaho potato field and it worked: instead of scrutinising the dismal agreement, supporters of the Jewish state were left rebutting his scapegoating of America’s closest ally3 min read
By Angela EpsteinWill Andy Burnham’s premiership be good for the Jews?He backed Labour Friends of Israel, opposed BDS, and, in my experience, showed genuine support for Manchester’s Jewish community. Yet behind the charm there are also reasons for concern3 min read
By Stephen PollardStarmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in powerThe last two years will go down as the worst in living memory for relations with Israel. The only question that remains now is how much worse this will get under Andy Burnham3 min read
By Ella Rose-JacobsKeir deserves the credit for stamping out Labour antisemitismStarmer turned around the party’s fortunes and took decisive action on Jew-hate2 min read
By Stephen PollardThe alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true BritsRestore Britain’s success in the Makerfield by-election should send a shiver down the spine of every JC reader3 min read
By Adam LevickThe Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of JewsThe daily’s Arwa Mahdawi accused Gwyneth Paltrow of ‘Gwynocide’ for starring in an Israeli ad. As Howard Jacobson noted, ‘There is a sadistic triumphalism in charging Jews with genocide’4 min read
By David BennunEven an escape to the sun lies in the long shadow of this conflictWould Spanish locals have been as hospitable if they’d known one key fact about this tourist?3 min read||June 19, 2026 12:24
By Kobi MichaelThe Iran deal is neither a defeat for Israel nor a victory for the Islamic RepublicTehran has made significant concessions, entering the negotiations militarily weakened, economically devastated, and politically fragile. It is now critical that Jerusalem help shape the outcome of the talks5 min read||June 19, 2026 12:04
By Jake Wallis SimonsTrump’s Iran deal has led Israel and the US to the very brink of disasterBy committing to withdraw all troops and lift sanctions in return for little more than a promise not to pursue nukes, the US president has emboldened the West’s enemies and set the stage for future confrontations3 min read||June 18, 2026 16:31
By Emanuele OttolenghiTrump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944As a candidate, he accurately dissected the disastrous nuclear deal the Obama administration had negotiated with Tehran. As a president, he has just done infinitely worse4 min read||June 18, 2026 15:34
By Mark SewardsThe UK-backed Israel-Palestinian Peace Fund delivers rare good news to the Middle EastThe initiative will support grassroots programmes, from youth leadership schemes to women’s economic empowerment projects, that strengthen ties between the two peoples and help lay the foundations for a future political process3 min read||June 18, 2026 09:36
By Sarah TettehThe bigoted boycott of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is a betrayal of cultureIf even one of the country’s most outspoken critics of the government and the Gaza war is deemed unacceptable simply because of his nationality, then the issue is no longer political disagreement. It becomes something much darker2 min read||June 17, 2026 17:11
By Liel LeibovitzFury over stand-up’s mockery of Israel conspiracy theories is no laughing matterWith his admittedly crass dog rape joke, Elon Gold made it clear that the era of polite and flustered Jews eager to engage their detractors in civil conversation is over3 min read||June 17, 2026 15:24
By Yaakov KatzThe Iran deal is bad but Israel has, for now, created a safer Middle EastFrom Hamas and Hezbollah to Iran itself, the ‘ring of fire’ threatening the Jewish state has been significantly weakened. But Jerusalem must already be preparing for the next round4 min read||June 17, 2026 11:52
By The JC LeaderThe ‘Greens for Palestine’ Papers make an inquiry unavoidableDocuments obtained by the JC show Jewish party members being held responsible for the actions of Israel and urged to liberate their minds ‘from the supremacist grip of Zionism’2 min read||June 17, 2026 10:31