October 7‘She likes drinking pints and watching the footy’ – Emily Damari is the last remaining British captive of HamasOn the eve of the one-year anniversary of her abduction, Emily’s mother appealed to thousands of people to help secure her safe returnBy Daniel Ben-David5 min read
Hostages‘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 JCBy Felix Pope5 min read
By The JC LeaderIn memoriam -יזכורThis week’s paper is a special edition to mark a year since the worst atrocity against Jews since the Shoah1 min read
October 7Thousands remember the victims of October 7 on eve of first anniversaryMother of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari calls on the UK government to do more to secure her releaseBy Daniel Ben- David & Jane Prinsley6 min read
By Sir Keir StarmerI urge world leaders to do all they can to bring hostages homeThe Prime Minister writes for the JC on the anniversary of October 72 min read
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 pogrom7 min read
By Stephen PollardThe October 7 pogrom changed what it means to be a British JewWhat we do not yet know is how4 min read
UK Jews more attached to Israel since October 7, new poll findsBut significant minority believe Israel’s actions in Gaza clash with their Jewish valuesBy Simon Rocker4 min read||October 5, 2024 20:00
The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7Eliana Jordan discovers why Cafe Otef which was set up to help displaced Israelis is providing more than food and drinkBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||October 2, 2024 18:05
Tory leadership candidate attacks Sky News presenter over ‘Hamas are terrorists’ hoodieRobert Jenrick said he would ‘always stand with Israel’By Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||October 2, 2024 13:39
Since October 7 my constituents are hide their Stars of David, says Hertsmere MPFormer deputy prime minister said institutions were ‘relaxed’ about antisemitismBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 2, 2024 13:34
’Shana Tova’ to Jewish communities from Sir Keir StarmerOur hearts are heavy with the memory of October 7, says the Prime MinisterBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||October 2, 2024 12:18
Why survivors of the October 7 massacre are tattooing over their scarsIn the Jewish state, kippot-wearing Israelis, men and women in their 70s, and Jews, Muslims and Christians are trying to reclaim their damaged bodies by sinking ink into their skinBy Elisa Bray2 min read||October 2, 2024 11:32
The restaurants in northern Israel fighting for survival since October 7Two restaurateurs have had to take different paths since Hezbollah’s bombs beganBy Imogen Garfinkel5 min read||October 1, 2024 18:13
October 7 changed face of UK politicsThe conflict in Gaza influenced results at the general electionBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 1, 2024 17:20
We can’t forget how the world responded to October 7 – some gasped in horror, others partiedThe JC looks at how the world reacted to the pogrom in the hours and days that followedBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||October 1, 2024 14:21
