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Europe’s silenced scholars: the forced Gaza genocide ‘consensus’

Anonymous testimonies reveal how intense social pressure and fear of dismissal coerced academics into falling into line with the obscene claim that Israel is guilty of the ‘crime of crimes’

By Maarten Boudry

7 min read

Protestors outside a Holocaust commemoration in Sheffield. (Image: X)

Russell Langer

By Russell Langer

When Holocaust Memorial Day fails the Jews

Some events are being hijacked by Gaza polemics, protests and distortions. As we lose the last generation of survivors, we betray their legacy when we allow commemorations to become part of the problem and not the solution

3 min read

Nivi Feldman with her baby and parents, Nurit Sofer and Stanley Moss (photo: courtesy)

Nivi Feldman

By Nivi Feldman

‘It was my parents who inspired me to fight for the hostages’

The leader of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum UK reflects on the last two years

3 min read

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Why the BBC is one of the most dangerously antisemitic organisations in the West

For the sheer audacity of the corporation’s deliberate decision to make its own contribution to wiping Jewish suffering from history, yesterday’s reporting of Holocaust Memorial Day surely tops everything

4 min read

James Spiro

Israel is building the foundations of a sovereign AI system

The Jewish state is laying the groundwork for a “Systems Nation” boom, making it less dependent on foreign aid

4 min read

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

What Israel’s return of Ran Gvili reveals about Jewish peoplehood

The hostages are home, both living and dead. At heart, it is about family. We feel each other’s pain, grieve each other’s losses, do our best to support each other however we can

2 min read

Yaakov Katz

Ran Gvili’s return reaffirms Israel’s promise and changes its war calculus

With the last hostage brought home, the Jewish state closes a painful chapter and paves the way for a new reality which has the potential to change the trajectory of the Middle East

3 min read

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The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

That 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 it

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January 26, 2026 17:22

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir addresses his troops following the recovery of Ran Gvili's body (IDF)

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Why cutting military ties with Israel would cost British soldiers’ lives

Do not pretend that refusing to learn battlefield trauma lessons from the IDF is some noble stand. It is a luxury belief that would be paid for by 19-year-olds

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Why Orthodox communities can find room for a woman rabbi

The title ‘rabbi’ is different now to when it was used in the time of the sages, argues a graduate of a yeshivah that ordains women

By Rabbanit Nomi Kaltmann

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law

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January 23, 2026 14:47

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Image: Getty)

Emanuele Ottolenghi

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

Israel’s weakening of Iran is driving a Saudi realignment

As Riyadh is edging closer to Doha and Ankara, Abu Dhabi is deepening its alliance with Jerusalem – breaking ranks with pan-Arab sentiment

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January 23, 2026 11:52

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (L) with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Image: Getty)

Kemi Badenoch

By Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch: ‘Never again’ is a promise we must truly keep

The Leader of the Opposition writes for the JC ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 23, 2026 11:38

A white candle with a Star of David stands next to scattered black stars on a gray surface, representing Holocaust memorial (Getty Images)

Sir Keir Starmer

By Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer: I will deliver the National Holocaust Memorial

The prime minister’s message ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 23, 2026 11:21

17/01/2025. Auschwitz, Poland. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer visit Auschwitz. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Elisa Bray

Thank you for the offer, President Trump – but as a British Jew my home is Britain

This is the land of my mother tongue and where my friends and family reside – leaving is not something we should even have to consider. It is the UK that should not be tolerating antisemitism

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By Maureen Lipman

Mayor Khan’t, as I call him, has been the worst antagonist by far

In the last 15 years, Transport for London with its bicycle-obsessed leader, has deliberately, with the strident aid of the last three London mayors, made life for cab drivers unbearable

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January 22, 2026 15:37

A black cab and a red London bus passes beneath Union flags in central London, on April 30, 2023 (Image: Getty)

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