ProtestsPolice move weekly Swiss Cottage protest after pressure from Jewish communityLocals thank the JC as police move anti-Israel demo away from Jewish areaBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Board of DeputiesBoard of Deputies call for IRGC and PFLP proscription in meeting with Home SecretaryYvette Cooper said the government would 'redouble efforts to tackle antisemitism'By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Palestine ActionNHS wellbeing worker on trial for attack on arms factory in Palestine Action protestActivists blocked the entrance to the facility, accusing the firm that owns it of ‘spilling Palestinian blood’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
Anti-Israel protestsAnti-Israel protesters target Chasidic area of Brooklyn with ‘settlers go home’ chantsProtesters demonstrated in Borough Park outside an Israeli real estate eventBy Ellie Grant1 min read
Swiss CottageJewish residents call for an end to weekly ‘intimidating’ Swiss Cottage protestsThe JC has seen evidence of at least 60 alleged criminal offences at the demonstrations, including assault and expressions of support for HamasBy Jane Prinsley7 min read
By Vernon BogdanorThe weekly protests remind everyone why a Jewish state is necessarySince October 7, we’ve been reminded that Israeli is a haven from antisemitism elsewhere7 min read
Jerry Seinfeld‘I don’t care about Palestine’: Jerry Seinfeld shuts down pro-Palestine activistThe Jewish comedian made the comment after being ambushed with slogans while posing for a selfie in public.By Eliana Jordan1 min read
Demonstrators heckle Israeli superhero with ‘kid killer’ slogans at new Captain America premiereProtesters called for boycott of Captain America: Brave New World over the inclusion of character played by Shira HaasBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||February 14, 2025 11:57
CAA renews attack on Met Commissioner over policing of pro-Palestinian demosSir Mark Rowley said the campaign’s calls for banning marches ‘ignore the reality of the law’By Simon Rocker2 min read||January 22, 2025 16:48
Board of Deputies thanks Met chief for policing of pro-Palestinian protest at the weekendBoard president Phil Rosenberg told Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley the community owed the force ‘a huge amount of appreciation’By Simon Rocker2 min read||January 20, 2025 23:26
More than seventy arrested after Palestine protestors defy Met’s calls for calmSome protestors breached the containment zone around the BBC set up by the policeBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||January 18, 2025 18:08
Police set new route for march away from shul and threaten arrests if conditions not metThe ‘onus’ should not be on the Jewish community to change their Shabbat activity, says MetBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||January 15, 2025 18:20
Gaza activists ‘threatening national security’ by protesting at defence fairsStudent activists forced RAF to close stand at one university fair and target arms manufacturersBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||January 15, 2025 14:29
We will defy the police, say organisers of Saturday’s Gaza marchProtesters find support from 29 MPs, who are calling on the police to allow the march to wind up near a synagogueBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 15, 2025 12:24
BBC editor hires lawyer after Owen Jones claims led to antisemitic death threatsThe allegation that Raffi Berg pushed Israel bias at the BBC has led to a deluge of abuse towards the Jewish journalistBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||January 14, 2025 09:30
Demonstrators deface Italian synagogue during protests over police chase deathVandals sprayed pro-Palestine slogans on the building’s wall despite the marches being apparently unrelated to the Israel-Gaza conflictBy JC Reporter2 min read||January 13, 2025 11:19
