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Why Scottish Jews were right to boo John Swinney

Faced with an unbelievable rise in antisemitism, the First Minister’s words rang hollow

By Leah Benoz

6 min read

Scottish First Minister John Swinney joins members of the Scottish Jewish community hold a vigil marking the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks on October 05, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

People wave US and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. (Image: Getty)

By Gerald Steinberg

Trump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguous

3 min read

New York Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani walks towards a press conference on October 08, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani was joined by Rep. Jerry Nadler and Comptroller Brad Lander (Image: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Harounoff

Globalising the Intifada on Sixth Avenue

3 min read

Israelis celebrate the Gaza deal at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025. (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

US backing and Israeli force secured the Gaza deal

2 min read

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, October 10 2025

4 min read

By Maureen Lipman

Supportive messages from non-Jews filled my inbox. All I could reply was ‘Thank you. It begins. Again’

5 min read

Heaton park synagogue attack

Nigel Farage: Antisemitism has infected the institutions of our country

By Nigel Farage

2 min read

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By Robin Simcox

UK must dismantle Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood at home to protect the nation and its Jews

From banning hate preachers and extremist charities to ending engagement with radicals and putting antisemitism at the centre of counter-extremism, here are five steps the government must take after the Manchester terror attack

6 min read

October 6, 2025 18:27

Armed Police and emergency responders gather near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue following the terror attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Spare us the pearl-clutching from broadcasters who fan the flames of antisemitism

The broadcasters bewailing the terror attack in Manchester are the very people who have portrayed Israel as uniquely evil

3 min read

October 6, 2025 13:08

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaks to the media outside the Heaton Park synagogue. (Photo: Getty Images)

By Phil Rosenberg

We will defeat antisemitic hate with Jewish joy

’In honour of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz we must resume our British Jewish lives with confidence and resolve’

3 min read

October 6, 2025 11:06

'Our response to antisemitic terror is Jewish joy and Jewish pride' (Photo: Getty)

By Karen Pollock

Obsession with Israel has crossed a line – and built up to Thursday’s attack

When the world’s only Jewish state is wrongly singled out as uniquely malevolent and when its very existence is questioned, there are consequences

3 min read

October 5, 2025 10:28

Armed Police officers stand by emergency vehicles outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following an attack at the synagogue. (Image: Getty)

By Sir Mark Rowley

As head of London police, mark my words: you are not alone

We recognise the staggering surge in antisemitism and are determined to ensure your safety

3 min read

October 5, 2025 08:50

Emergency services at the scene at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation terorr attack in Manchester (Image: Getty)

Heaton park synagogue attack

Kemi Badenoch: We have allowed antisemitism to fester on our streets

‘There are many causes: Islamism, media bias in reporting the war in the Middle East, the inability of authorities to go after serial wrongdoers while instead focusing on minor infractions of the law-abiding population and so much more’

By Kemi Badenoch

1 min read

October 4, 2025 13:40

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

Heaton park synagogue attack

Starmer: Palestine protesters should ‘respect the grief of British Jews this week’

‘Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy – and there is justified concern about the suffering in Gaza – but a minority have used these protests as a pretext for stoking antisemitic tropes’

By Sir Keir Starmer

2 min read

October 3, 2025 16:48

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria visit the scene of the attack near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Image: Getty).

By The JC Leader

Manchester’s synagogue attack must be a national wake-up call

This atrocity is the bitter fruit of a culture that demonises Israel and tolerates Jew-hatred. The community must stand united – government must finally act to confront it

4 min read

October 3, 2025 13:18

Armed police officers stand with their weapons inside a Police cordon near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following the terror attack. (Image: Getty)

By Simon Sebag Montefiore

Yesterday in Manchester, the intifada was globalised

The attack at Heaton Park was entirely predictable and probably preventable, but for too long Jews have been ignored, shamed and gaslit

6 min read

October 3, 2025 11:45

Members of the community comfort each other near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall (Getty Images)

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Why Scottish Jews were right to boo John Swinney

Trump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguous

Globalising the Intifada on Sixth Avenue

US backing and Israeli force secured the Gaza deal

Letters to the Editor, October 10 2025

Supportive messages from non-Jews filled my inbox. All I could reply was ‘Thank you. It begins. Again’

Nigel Farage: Antisemitism has infected the institutions of our country

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UK must dismantle Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood at home to protect the nation and its Jews

Spare us the pearl-clutching from broadcasters who fan the flames of antisemitism

We will defeat antisemitic hate with Jewish joy

Obsession with Israel has crossed a line – and built up to Thursday’s attack

As head of London police, mark my words: you are not alone

Kemi Badenoch: We have allowed antisemitism to fester on our streets

Starmer: Palestine protesters should ‘respect the grief of British Jews this week’

Manchester’s synagogue attack must be a national wake-up call

Yesterday in Manchester, the intifada was globalised