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Social media influencer Hasan Piker must be banned from Britain, say Jewish leaders

Online agitator who said Zionists were like ‘Nazis’ and refused to condemn Hamas poses a threat to British Jews, says JLC

3 min read

May 15, 2026 15:54

Promotional material for the Hasan Piker event in London (UnHerd)

Green Party

Anti-racism campaigner reveals Green Party rejected complaint because he was not a party member

Chief Executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust Danny Stone was giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee

2 min read

May 15, 2026 15:09

Anti-racism campaigner reveals Green Party rejected complaint because he was not a party member

Anti-Israel protests

Synagogue members likely to miss Shabbat service as ‘Nakba Day’ march passes nearby, MPs warned

Jewish Leadership Council raises concern over route allowed for tomorrow’s pro-Palestinian demonstration in London

2 min read

May 15, 2026 14:49

Music

Primal Scream drop ‘highly offensive’ video of swastika with Star of David from shows

Band will not be using controversial video projection on tour later this year, JC understands

2 min read

May 15, 2026 14:24

Primal Scream perform Swastika Eyes at the Camden Roundhouse on December 8, 2025 (Image: YouTube/JohnW)

Golders Green stabbing

Your grandparents’ suffering has made you strong...but worried

Psychologist Dr Emily Ollman-Hirt on how the trauma of our forebears is both a burden and a gift

5 min read

May 15, 2026 13:49

Emily Ollman-Hirt's grandparents Blanka and Isa Hirt

Cartoon

Cartoonist who compares Israel to Nazis invited by festival given £250,000 in taxpayer cash

Arts Council-funded event previously hosted another cartoonist who depicted Israel as a tentacled monster controlling the world

4 min read

May 15, 2026 13:46

Emad Hajjaj (Image: Wikipedia / CC-SA-BY, and GFDL)

Loneliness

Award-winning campaigner launches new pledge addressing rental prices and loneliness epidemic

Trevor Lyttleton’s idea tackles isolation among the elderly and a tough rental market faced by the young in one fell swoop

3 min read

May 15, 2026 13:30

Trevor Lyttleton in St. James's Park, with an installation created by artist Luis Gomez de Teran to mark his 'community game changer' award from The National Lottery, in September 2024 (photo: The National Lottery)

Fighting antisemitism was high up in the King’s Speech – but British Jews have heard promises before

It feels, at last, like we are seeing the political will to enforce the law and protect citizens. The test, though, is not what was read from the throne but what follows

4 min read

May 15, 2026 12:36

King Charles III sits with Queen Camilla in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament on May 13, 2026 (Getty Images)

Social Media

Chief Rabbi warns ‘tidal wave of anti-Jewish invective’ on X fuelling violence against community

Intervention comes as Ofcom welcomes new measures from the social media platform, which are meant to combat illegal hate and terror content

4 min read

May 15, 2026 12:22

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis at aftermath of Hatzola ambulance arson attack in March (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New York Times

Jewish groups protests outside New York Times building over Israeli ‘rape dog’ article

Some protesters held signs bearing the message ‘J’accuse’, referencing to the Dreyfus Affair

1 min read

May 15, 2026 11:57

Protestors outside the New York Times offices in New York City on May 14, 2026 (X/JayneZirkle)

Opera

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

Despite a marvellous score, this production of Benjamin Britten’s opera was too finicky to let the story flow

1 min read

May 15, 2026 11:49

A scene from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten @ Royal Opera House. A Royal Ballet and Opera production. Conducted by Jakub Hrůša. Directed by Deborah Warner. Set Designer, Michael Levine. Costume Designer, Luis F. Carvalho. Lighting Designer, Peter Mumford. Choreographer, Kim Brandstrup. (Opening 05-05-26) ©Tristram Kenton 05-26 tristram@tristramkenton.com

Dance

Tulsa ballet review: Effervescent, energetic and American-made ★★★★

The UK debut of this American dance company brought impressive technique and production to the Linbury Theatre stage

1 min read

May 15, 2026 11:39

Classical Symphony - Tulsa Ballet. Photo: Kate Luber Photography

Israel

‘Trials of the modern Nazis’: Knesset establishes tribunal to prosecute October 7 terrorists

The law details how judges are to be selected, how trials are to be conducted and provides for an appeals process

2 min read

May 15, 2026 11:37

View of a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset on May 13, 2026 (Flash90)

Mandatory Palestine

Celebrities call on Starmer to ‘apologise’ for Britain’s role in Mandatory Palestine

The letter – signed by more than two dozen prominent figures – urged the prime minister to say sorry for the UK’s ‘crimes’ and ‘unlawful actions’

1 min read

May 15, 2026 11:21

Singer Paloma Faith poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the BRIT Awards, March 1, 2025 (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

I’m a non-Jew who can’t pass a good broiges without sticking my nose in

I’m not one of those normal, even-keel Gentiles who fight antisemitism but keep out of internal disputes. Whether the issue is inviting Farage to a rally or Charedim in the IDF, I’ll have an opinion

4 min read

May 15, 2026 11:16

Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam (Image: Getty Images)

Ofsted

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

The Satmar-linked Beis Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ scheme

1 min read

May 15, 2026 10:50

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

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