Antisemitism

Strong words from UK leaders won’t tackle antisemitism. We need action

It is time the hate marches and Islamist extremism were seriously addressed, say the heads of the Board of Deputies and the JLC

By Keith Black

3 min read

Police and other emergency responders attend Heaton Park Synagogue after a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the UK's medical regulator, the GMC, for 'failing publicly and abysmally' on the issue of NHS antisemitism (Image: Getty)

By Wes Streeting

Health Secretary: medical regulators are failing Jews

1 min read

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a "globalise the intifada" sign near during an anti-Israel protest near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hotel at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2025 in New York City (Image: Getty Images)

Sir Keir Starmer

‘Globalise the intifada’ chant is ‘call to attack Jews’, says Starmer

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Congregants of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation comfort each other in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Heaton park synagogue attack

EXCLUSIVE: Study reveals flood of blood-curdling Jew-hate following Manchester attack

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Magen David

There’s only one place I feel safe wearing my Magen David. Can you guess where?

By Misha Mansoor

3 min read

Antisemitism

Surgeon who said not enough Jewish ‘rats’ were killed in Auschwitz is struck off

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Antisemitic hate crimes in the UK in 2024/2025 are nearly twice what they were in 2022/2023 (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism

Antisemitic hate crime in the UK remains at historic high

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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By Leah Benoz

Why Scottish Jews were right to boo John Swinney

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

6 min read

October 9, 2025 14:52

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)

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

The paper had stated that nobody had been killed for being Jewish in Britain since the 1650s, but an expert has raised several more recent examples

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 6, 2025 12:58

Front page of The Observer on October 5, 2025 (Image: The Observer)

MPs back Jewish group’s plea to call off Bob Vylan Manchester gig

Manchester Academy has not even responded to the request, despite Thursday’s attack the JRC said

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

October 6, 2025 11:11

Bobby Vylan has called for people to find "[Zionists] on the street" (Image: Getty)

Britain should deport foreign antisemites, shadow home secretary says

Foreign citizens who exhibit racial religious hatred or support for terrorism should be ejected from the country, Chris Philp has said

By Lorin Bell-Cross

5 min read

October 6, 2025 10:11

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp (Image: Elliott Franks Photography).

The UK Muslim clerics and activists who preach hate, back terrorists – and get away with it

In case after case, the authorities have failed to prosecute chilling comments about Jews and Hamas

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

October 6, 2025 10:02

The 'convoy for Palestine' in 2021, which allegedly saw participants shouting 'f*** the Jews' as they drove through central London (Image: X)

Wes Streeting plans law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism

The health secretary is looking to make it easier to have doctors who express ‘racist’ views struck off

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

October 5, 2025 10:17

Health Secretary Wes Streeting gestures as he holds a speech during the Labour Conference at ACC Liverpool on September 30, 2025 (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)

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)

Safety fears among British Jews leapt after October 7 Hamas attack, new data reveals

There has been 300 per cent increase in the numbers feeling insecure over two years, according to a survey in summer

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

October 3, 2025 08:42

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Antisemitism

Strong words from UK leaders won’t tackle antisemitism. We need action

Health Secretary: medical regulators are failing Jews

‘Globalise the intifada’ chant is ‘call to attack Jews’, says Starmer

EXCLUSIVE: Study reveals flood of blood-curdling Jew-hate following Manchester attack

There’s only one place I feel safe wearing my Magen David. Can you guess where?

Surgeon who said not enough Jewish ‘rats’ were killed in Auschwitz is struck off

Antisemitic hate crime in the UK remains at historic high

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