Become a Member

Sign in

Become a Member

October 7

Jake Wallis Simons

The lesson of October 8? Lose solidarity with Israel and we lose ourselves

The West’s solidarity with the Jewish state is only as strong as its grasp on its own history and values

By Jake Wallis Simons

5 min read

Hezbollah at the funeral of a member killed in Syria (Getty Images)

Participants at the Nisa-Nashim event to mark the first anniversary of October 7 (Photo: Yakir Zur)

‘I mourn and cry for every mother who has lost a child through this war’

4 min read

Hamas 'rape tunnel' posters appear in London tube stations for the October 7 anniversary (Credit: LondonNotHamas/ X)

Hamas 'rape tunnel' posters appear in tube stations for October 7 anniversary

1 min read

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Parliament on the anniversary of October 7. Credit: Parliament TV.

Sir Keir Starmer

Parliament urges release of hostages on October 7 anniversary

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Israelis walk past a mural of photographs of Israelis whom have been held hostage and those who are still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv. September 30, 2024. (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Who are the hostages remaining in Gaza one year after October 7?

1 min read

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (left) in his Tottenham constituency with members of the Jewish community on the anniversary of October 7

Government doing ‘everything’ to secure Emily Damari’s release, Foreign Secretary tells local Jewish community

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Emily Damari's poster is raised at a London event to mark one year since October 7 (Credit: social media)

‘She likes drinking pints and watching the footy’ – Emily Damari is the last remaining British captive of Hamas

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

All Newsletters

‘On this terrible anniversary, we must keep focused on the goal: get all hostages back’

We are Jews and life is more important than anything, relatives of hostages tell the JC

5 min read

||

October 7, 2024 09:22

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters take part in a rally calling for a hostage deal (Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

In memoriam -יזכור

This week’s paper is a special edition to mark a year since the worst atrocity against Jews since the Shoah

1 min read

||

October 6, 2024 23:00

RE'EIM, ISRAEL - MAY 13: A woman mourns near a photo of a woman killed at the 'Nova Festival' attack by Hamas during Israel's annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terror on May 13, 2024 in Re'eim, Israel. On Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day, Israeli society comes together to mourn fallen soldiers who died for the nation's independence, as well as civilian victims of terror. This year, from sundown on May 12 to sundown on May 13, the day of grief is marked by ceremonies held at military cemeteries across the country. Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, follows in celebration. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Thousands remember the victims of October 7 on eve of first anniversary

Mother of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari calls on the UK government to do more to secure her release

By Daniel Ben- David & Jane Prinsley

6 min read

||

October 6, 2024 21:07

Thousands and thousands of people attended the memorial rally in London's Hyde Park on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist atrocities of October 7 (Photo: Gary Manhine)

Sir Keir Starmer

By Sir Keir Starmer

I urge world leaders to do all they can to bring hostages home

The Prime Minister writes for the JC on the anniversary of October 7

2 min read

||

October 6, 2024 11:55

30/09/2024. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event in 10 Downing Street ahead of the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

Howard Jacobson

By Howard Jacobson

‘Politics stepped in where pity alone, at least for a while, should have spoken’

The great novelist and writer reflects on the first anniversary of the October 7 pogrom

7 min read

||

October 6, 2024 10:31

Scenes of houses destroyed when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri, and 30 other nearby communities in Southern Israel on October 7, murdering over 1200 people and seizing over 200 hostages (Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

The October 7 pogrom changed what it means to be a British Jew

What we do not yet know is how

4 min read

||

October 6, 2024 07:09

'Stop The War Coalition' Demonstration in London on Saturday October 5 (Getty Images)

UK Jews more attached to Israel since October 7, new poll finds

But significant minority believe Israel’s actions in Gaza clash with their Jewish values

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

||

October 5, 2024 19:00

Thousands join march against antisemitism in Manchester earlier this year (Ruthless Images)

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

Eliana Jordan discovers why Cafe Otef which was set up to help displaced Israelis is providing more than food and drink

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

||

October 2, 2024 17:05

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

Tory leadership candidate attacks Sky News presenter over ‘Hamas are terrorists’ hoodie

Robert Jenrick said he would ‘always stand with Israel’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

||

October 2, 2024 12:39

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Conservative Party leadership candidate, Robert Jenrick speaks at a 'meet the leaders' event during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham (Photo: Getty Images)

1...15 16 17...25