CourtsThug who threatened to ‘break jaw’ of Orthodox Jew for ‘killing babies in Palestine’ is jailedShafiq Rahman, 48, was sentenced to 16 months in prisonBy JC Reporter2 min read
AntisemitismWoman convicted for abusing children outside Jewish schoolSyeda Khatun was convicted of multiple counts of racially aggravated assault, including striking a Jewish man and pulling his beardBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Court and CrimeTwo men jailed for knife attack on anti-regime journalist ‘on behalf of Iran’The pair, both Romanian nationals, took part in the assault, which the court heard was ‘instigated by a foreign power’By JC Reporter4 min read
AustraliaTwo arrested over mock drive-by shooting outside Sydney synagogue on ShabbatMen allegedly pointed imitation weapon toward the house of worship from an SUVBy JC Reporter1 min read
CourtsTwo men who filmed antisemitic abuse of Jewish man for TikTok avoid jailAdam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub were convicted of a hate crime and given a suspended prison termBy JC Reporter1 min read
Court and CrimePensioner handed life sentence for husband’s murderDaryl Berman had claimed that David, her husband of almost 30 years, had accidentally fallen on the knife while carrying a lunch trayBy Ian Leonard4 min read
CourtsProtesters accused over aerospace factory damage to face retrial next yearProsecutors allege the defendants, who believed the business was involved in the supply chain to Israel, had no lawful excuse to act as they didBy JC Reporter1 min read
Man accused of stalking judges over divorce case sent Holocaust slurs to victim, court toldRichard Kendal allegedly sent ‘particularly upsetting’ antisemitic abuse to Chief Magistrate Sir Paul Goldspring, despite him not being JewishBy JC Reporter4 min read||July 1, 2026 12:08
Barrister to face contempt of court proceedings over Palestine Action speechRajiv Menon KC will respond to accusations that he misled the jury and ignored the directions of the trial judgeBy JC Reporter3 min read||June 30, 2026 13:23
Ex-Soas student accused of pro-Hamas speech says killing of Israeli civilians could be ‘justified’Sarah Cotte said it was not her ‘role to impose conditions on the Palestinian people and their struggle’By JC Reporter2 min read||June 25, 2026 16:04
Woman accused of expressing support for Hamas appears in courtSarah Wilkinson denied seven charges, including two counts of disseminating a terrorist publicationBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 24, 2026 16:49
Palestine Action barrister’s contempt case sent to new judgeThe case against Rajiv Menon KC was rejected by the High Court on procedural grounds, but the judge in the original trial has ruled that he does have a potential case to answerBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 23, 2026 14:27
Soas student gave ‘thinly veiled’ support for Hamas in speech, court toldSarah Cotte allegedly offered her ‘unconditional solidarity’ to the ‘Palestinian armed resistance’ in a speech outside the university in 2023By JC Reporter1 min read||June 22, 2026 17:09
Palestine Action activists ‘planned Elbit attack to cause maximum damage’The defendants allegedly aimed to ‘shut down’ the Israeli-headquartered defence firm’s site, adding they could ‘[ensure] its destruction with our brains and muscle’By JC Reporter3 min read||June 22, 2026 16:24
Man on trial accused of tracking Jewish figures as targets for Iran-backed attacksThe suspect, a Danish national of Afghan origin, is accused of helping the overseas arm of the IRGC prepare prospective murders and arson attacksBy Rob Hyde1 min read||June 19, 2026 12:40
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of Palestine activists after 17-hour deliberationIain Evans, Hisham Alkhamesi, Hana Yun-Stevens and Frank Sherman were accused of criminal damage but claimed they were trying to ‘disarm’ an aerospace factory they said had links to IsraelBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 18, 2026 16:35
