Scotland

Iranian man arrested trying to enter British nuclear submarine base

The man, and a woman of unknown nationality, were reportedly detained while ‘acting suspiciously’ outside the MoD site in Scotland

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

HMS Artful, an Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, is manoeuvred at HMNB Clyde on March 04, 2025 in Faslane, Scotland (Getty Images)

Assisted Dying Bill

Senior Rabbi of Scotland welcomes rejection of assisted dying bill

By Ben Conway

1 min read

The artwork for the mural in Paisley being painted to commemorate Jane Haining (inset)

Scotland

Artwork unveiled for mural to honour ‘heroic’ Scot who refused to abandon Jewish schoolgirls in Budapest

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Hannah (left) and Shirley Craughwell have both been handed prison sentences (Photo: Facebook)

Antisemitism

Scottish neo-Nazi mother and daughter jailed over ‘deeply disturbing’ racist content

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Scotland

New CEO of Jewish Council of Scotland announced

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Scotland

Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Glasgow

Jewish identity project launched in Glasgow

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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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)

Exclusive: Scottish Labour say they would continue SNP boycott of Israeli officials while Gaza ‘genocide’ takes place

The Labour government in Westminster has continued to meet Israeli officials despite political differences

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

September 26, 2025 10:35

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (Image: Getty).

Furious letter sent to Swinney for putting Scottish Jews ‘at further risk’

The first minister last week said there was plausible evidence that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza

By JC Reporter

1 min read

September 7, 2025 19:00

First Minister John Swinney (left) and Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson (Photo: Getty)

Humza Yousaf ‘weaponising the language of the Holocaust’, claims leading Holocaust charity

Scotland’s former first minister was slammed by the Holocaust Education Trust for referencing the Shoah during a debate on Gaza

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

September 5, 2025 10:49

MSPs Humza Yousaf and John Swinney (Image: Getty)

SNP ‘undermining safety’ of Scotland’s Jewish community with anti-Israel policies

The Jewish Council of Scotland fears John Swinney’s actions could have ‘significant negative implications’ for Scottish Jews

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

September 4, 2025 10:15

The direction taken by First Minister John Swinney (left) and Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson is likely to fuel antisemitism in Scotland, according to JCoS (Photo: Getty)

Police called as Palestine protesters disrupt John Swinney Fringe event

Despite the First Minister’s record of Gaza advocacy, demonstrators angrily called on him to brand the crisis a ‘genocide’

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

August 4, 2025 13:51

First Minister John Swinney sat quietly as pro-Palestine protesters interrupted the Edinburgh Fringe event where he was speaking (Photo: X)

Three women arrested after van rammed into fence of Israeli-linked defence firm

Police confirmed the trio were detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 following the attempted attack on major aerospace company Leonardo

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

July 17, 2025 12:33

Three women have been arrested following a van ramming attack at a plant owned by an Israeli-linked defence firm (Image: X/@Osinttechnical)

Director of Jewish charity in Scotland sentenced after embezzling over £54,000

Catherine Bell, 70, admitted to stealing the money from the charity over the course of five years

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

July 15, 2025 14:00

Catherine Bell, 70, admitted to embezzling over £50,000 from Jewish Care Scotland at Paisley Sheriff Court, pictured here (Image: Getty)

Jewish lawyer fights misconduct charge over historical Hamas joke

Uri Geller has pledged £1,000 to Matthew Berlow's fundraiser

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

May 21, 2025 16:02

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Scotland

Iranian man arrested trying to enter British nuclear submarine base

Senior Rabbi of Scotland welcomes rejection of assisted dying bill

Artwork unveiled for mural to honour ‘heroic’ Scot who refused to abandon Jewish schoolgirls in Budapest

Scottish neo-Nazi mother and daughter jailed over ‘deeply disturbing’ racist content

New CEO of Jewish Council of Scotland announced

Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist

Jewish identity project launched in Glasgow

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