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Burnham’s disappointing cop out over the genocide libel against Israel

To fight antisemitism seriously is not merely to denounce abuse after it appears – it is to reject the falsehoods that give it moral permission

By The JC Leader

2 min read

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at The People's Museum on June 29, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Image: Getty Images)

Participants and organisers of the alternative Jewish Pride event in Soho, July 6, 2025 (Credit: Elliot Franks)

By Max Royston

We built our own Pride when we were pushed out. This year, we march back in – on our terms

3 min read

Mohamed Skheil, listed by CPJ as a media worker killed by Israel in Gaza, was later identified by Palestinian Islamic Jihad as one if its commanders (Image: Salo Aizenberg on X)

By Stephen Pollard

The press freedom group that counts dead terrorists as reporters killed by Israel

5 min read

Immanuel College, Bushey (Image: Wikipedia)

By Rabbi Cobi Ebrahimoff

Immanuel College can become one of Britain’s leading centres of Jewish education

3 min read

By Jonathan Spyer

How Beirut signed a deal legitimising Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil

3 min read

By Ashley Perry

Why the Lebanon-Israel deal to disarm Hezbollah is historic

3 min read

By Jake Wallis Simons

The Sky News interview with Tucker Carlson is a horseshoe of betrayal

3 min read

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Starmer restored Labour’s credibility on antisemitism – his successor's task will be to restore Britain’s

The community needs a government ready to repair the UK’s relationship with Israel and confront those who demonise the Jewish state and, all too often, this country’s Jews

2 min read

June 26, 2026 11:45

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sets out plans to step down outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Howard Jacobson

The day Mel Brooks told me his funniest-ever joke

Howard Jacobson celebrates the 100th birthday of the Jewish film legend

1 min read

June 26, 2026 10:40

Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the "Spaceballs" screening during the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM)

By Alex Hearn

Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

In her telling, to stand against the Jewish state is not merely permitted. It is the measure of whether you are a good person at all

4 min read

June 25, 2026 12:55

Sally Rooney at the Winter TCA 2020 in Pasadena, California, January 17, 2020 (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Another evidence-free UN genocide charge against Israel – and another media feeding frenzy

The accusations are unsubstantiated and violate the United Nations’ own standards for fact-finding missions. None of this will be reported, of course

4 min read

June 24, 2026 17:14

Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, Navi Pillay (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

The Iran deal hasn’t ended Arab cooperation with Jerusalem – but it has forced it underground

The Abraham Accords were not merely peace agreements but the foundations of a new regional bloc built around confidence in US leadership and Israeli power. Today, those perceptions are less certain

4 min read

June 24, 2026 13:14

(L-R)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony at the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords (Image: Getty Images)

By Sir Michael Ellis

Londoners should be delighted that Palantir is suing Mayor Sadiq Khan

Met Police was planning to use the firm’s artificial intelligence technology to speed up criminal investigations and root out corrupt officers

3 min read

June 24, 2026 11:35

London Mayor Sadiq Khan walks with police officers in Earlsfield, London (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum

Our holiday landlord realised we were Jewish. What happened next was deeply troubling

Once the property owner worked out that Yoni Birnbaum was a rabbi, he quizzed him on whether he was opposed to Israel

7 min read

June 24, 2026 10:26

By Russell Langer

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

He 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 community

3 min read

June 23, 2026 18:01

Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election on June 19, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Why the ‘Carlsonese’-speaking JD Vance is trashing Israel to defend the Iran deal

The 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 ally

3 min read

June 23, 2026 12:56

US Vice President JD Vance at the US-Iran talks in Buergenstock, Switzerland on June 22, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

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Burnham’s disappointing cop out over the genocide libel against Israel

We built our own Pride when we were pushed out. This year, we march back in – on our terms

The press freedom group that counts dead terrorists as reporters killed by Israel

Immanuel College can become one of Britain’s leading centres of Jewish education

How Beirut signed a deal legitimising Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil

Why the Lebanon-Israel deal to disarm Hezbollah is historic

The Sky News interview with Tucker Carlson is a horseshoe of betrayal

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Starmer restored Labour’s credibility on antisemitism – his successor's task will be to restore Britain’s

The day Mel Brooks told me his funniest-ever joke

Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

Another evidence-free UN genocide charge against Israel – and another media feeding frenzy

The Iran deal hasn’t ended Arab cooperation with Jerusalem – but it has forced it underground

Londoners should be delighted that Palantir is suing Mayor Sadiq Khan

Our holiday landlord realised we were Jewish. What happened next was deeply troubling

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

Why the ‘Carlsonese’-speaking JD Vance is trashing Israel to defend the Iran deal