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Bari Weiss was meant to fade – instead, she’s taking over

Driven from the New York Times, she built The Free Press into a powerhouse, challenged the legacy media on everything from Israel to free speech, and may soon rise to top ranks of CBS. For America’s progressive press, her comeback is the bitterest twist of all

By Stephen Daisley

4 min read

Bari Weiss speaks onstage during Book Club event With Peggy Noonan on November 19, 2024 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

Mazeltov to Maureen Lipman and David Turner who were - after two aufrufs and an old boiler night - married in his garden this weekend (Photo Adrian Pope)

By Maureen Lipman

The bride wore Moët & Chandon

4 min read

The march against antisemitism in London (Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Jews are getting what they deserve – isn’t that what you meant to say, Giles Coren?

2 min read

Protesters hold placards and wave flags during a 'march against antisemitism' demonstration in central London on September 7 (Image: Getty)

By Jake Wallis Simons

Thousands marched against antisemitism – and Starmer’s Labour was nowhere to be seen

2 min read

By Alex Hearn

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

4 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Starmer discusses statecraft with a leader who funds terrorists

2 min read

Tottenham

With Levy out, Tottenham has a chance to finally fulfill our potential

By Stephen Pollard

3 min read

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By Jake Wallis Simons

The Green-Green alliance – Britain’s new natural home for the radical fringes

How can a Jewish political leader, even one of an irredeemably hard-left persuasion, act as the midwife to one of the darkest political forces facing British Jews today?

3 min read

September 4, 2025 16:00

By The JC Leader

The UK’s Israel policy ignores facts and history

This Labour government is not just abandoning Jerusalem. It is abandoning Britain’s Jewish community, already under pressure; the hostages still in captivity, and its very own Zionist tradition

4 min read

September 4, 2025 11:29

David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, speaks to the media after addressing a conference on recognising Palestine on July 29, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

By Rob Rinder

Miracles happen when we opt for hope over despair

A visit to Stamford Hill brings a happy reminder of the positive things in life

3 min read

September 4, 2025 11:14

A group of Stamford Hill rabbis are campaigning to discourage Charedim from voting in the WZO elections (Photo: Getty)

By Tom Harris

My message to Labour: Palestine cannot be summoned into existence by pogrom or fiat

Britain used to pride itself on its policy of not negotiating with terrorists. Now we’re in danger of rewarding them

3 min read

September 3, 2025 16:04

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state, July 29, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Alessandro Spinillo

The Genocide Scholars Association’s Gaza statement twists law and facts

The accusation against Israel collapses under scrutiny, muddling legal standards, factual errors and whitewashing Hamas’s war

7 min read

September 3, 2025 12:47

Palestinians flee northern Gaza following Israeli evacuation orders (Image: Getty)

By Jason M. Brodsky

Iran’s costly statecraft failures

Tehran’s main foreign policy objectives were to thwart snapback, lure the US into a nuclear deal and avoid Israeli and/or US military strikes. With the E3 decision to trigger UN sanctions, Tehran has failed in all three

4 min read

September 2, 2025 13:38

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 NATO summit on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Image: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Israel hits Houthis; critics lose grip on reality

For detractors like Mehdi Hasan and Cenk Uygur, even Islamist terrorists who have dragged their own country into a bloody civil war can be recast as a respectable government – so long as it helps them smear the Jewish state

3 min read

September 1, 2025 16:06

Funeral of Houthi leaders in Sanaa, Yemen, September 1 (Image: Getty)

By Andrew Fox

Labour’s latest blunder on Israel imperils Britain’s security

By barring officials from Jerusalem from a major UK arms fair, the government undermines vital defence ties and jeopardises access to some of the world’s most battle-tested technologies

3 min read

September 1, 2025 12:38

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is shown a Hawk T2, the RAF's premier fast jet trainer, during a visit to RAF Valley, ahead of Armed Forces Day on June 28. (Image: Getty)

By Nathan Jeffay

The UN severely underreports the amount of aid entering Gaza

UN figures exclude trucks arriving via the northern Erez crossing, airdrops, and private-sector deliveries not coordinated by UN agencies. COGAT counts everything

6 min read

September 1, 2025 10:08

Trucks loaded with aid enter Gaza through the Rafah Border Crossing on August 6, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Bari Weiss was meant to fade – instead, she’s taking over

The bride wore Moët & Chandon

Jews are getting what they deserve – isn’t that what you meant to say, Giles Coren?

Thousands marched against antisemitism – and Starmer’s Labour was nowhere to be seen

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

Starmer discusses statecraft with a leader who funds terrorists

With Levy out, Tottenham has a chance to finally fulfill our potential

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The Green-Green alliance – Britain’s new natural home for the radical fringes

The UK’s Israel policy ignores facts and history

Miracles happen when we opt for hope over despair

My message to Labour: Palestine cannot be summoned into existence by pogrom or fiat

The Genocide Scholars Association’s Gaza statement twists law and facts

Iran’s costly statecraft failures

Israel hits Houthis; critics lose grip on reality

Labour’s latest blunder on Israel imperils Britain’s security

The UN severely underreports the amount of aid entering Gaza