Court and CrimeMan admits racial assault after accusing Orthodox Jew of ‘killing babies’Shafiq Rahman called the man a ‘dirty Jew’ and threatened to ‘break his jaw’By Stanley Murphy-Johns2 min read
FranceFrench appeals court rules nanny who tried to poison Jewish children is not antisemiticThe woman, from Algeria, allegedly told police that she ‘never should have worked for a Jewish woman’ because ‘they have money and power’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsraeli Border Police officers jailed for having barbecue on ShabbatThe medics will spend a week in military prison for ‘harming religion and Judaism’ after their sentence was reduced from an initial three weeksBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CourtsSmall boat migrant attempted to break into Israeli embassy with two knives, court hearsAlbadri first entered the UK in 2021 and then again in 2025, both times from FranceBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
IsraelKnesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offencesCritics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill PalestiniansBy Melanie Swan2 min read
CPSPeers urge creation of dedicated CPS unit on antisemitic crimeFormer attorney general Sir Michael Ellis proposed the creation of such a unit in the JC in JanuaryBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Court and CrimeFormer Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences spared jailJudge James Lofthouse described Liron Velleman, formerly a member of the Jewish Labour Movement, as having a ‘reckless, vile and frankly devious interest in children’By Tristan Kirk3 min read
Iranian man arrested trying to enter British nuclear submarine baseThe man, and a woman of unknown nationality, were reportedly detained while ‘acting suspiciously’ outside the MoD site in ScotlandBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 20, 2026 15:29
Alleged Iran spies targeted Britain’s oldest synagogue for surveillance, court toldThe pair are also accused of spying on a woman living in the UK who was allegedly a Mossad agentBy Tristan Kirk1 min read||March 20, 2026 10:41
Anti-Jewish hate crimes ‘half as likely to be prosecuted’ as those against MuslimsHome Office figures raise ‘serious questions about consistency in the criminal justice response to hate crime’By Jane Prinsley4 min read||March 16, 2026 14:49
Pro-Palestine protesters found guilty of damaging factory linked to IsraelThree activists targeted Pearson Engineering in Newcastle last yearBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||March 4, 2026 17:28
Four Israelis arrested over anti-IDF terror plotThe four suspects, all aged under 20, accused of planning a mass shooting attack, while one allegedly expressed support for Islamic StateBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 23, 2026 15:01
Inside the failed Isis–inspired plot to murder Manchester JewsCounter-terror operation foiled plot to kill as many Jews as possible at Manchester rally against antisemitismBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||February 19, 2026 10:34
Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in Sydney courtNaveed Akram did not enter pleas to the 59 charges he facesBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 16, 2026 12:17
Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court rulingThe force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdictBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 15, 2026 11:25
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, High Court rulesThe group will remain banned while the government considers an appealBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 13, 2026 10:32
