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Israeli elections

Welcome to the JC’s 2026 Israeli election hub

Join us over the coming month for unrivalled coverage of what could be the most important election in Israel’s history

By Jacob Jaffa

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Welcome to the JC’s 2026 Israeli election hub

AfD co-chairs Alice Weidel (L) and Tino Chrupalla (R), with AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund (C), celebrate the results of the first exit poll projecting an AfD win in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections at the Messe Trade Fair Halls in Magdeburg, Germany, on September 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Germany

German Jewish Leader ‘personally horrified’ as far-right AfD scores historic election victory

By Rob Hyde

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Green Party

Election expert who claimed ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’ elected to Green Party council responsible for ‘party wellbeing and strategy’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Andy Burnham

Votes for 16-year-olds could boost anti-Israel candidates, Burnham warned

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife, Amy Gertner, wave to supporters at Platner's Primary Election event on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine (Getty Images)

US Politics

Democrat with ‘Nazi tattoo’ wins Maine primary

By Andrew Bernard

1 min read

Communities secretary Steve Reed (Image: Getty).

Green Party

Exclusive: ‘I don’t think racists should be running councils’, communities secretary warns against voting Green

By Lorin Bell-Cross

5 min read

Green Party

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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Arab Knesset parties sign deal to revive Joint List

Various Arab-Israeli factions look to unite ahead of the next elections after accusing the government of failing to deal with a communal crime wave

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 23, 2026 15:05

Arab-Israeli party leaders celebrate after signing an agreement to revive the Joint List on January 22, 2026 (Hadash-Ta'al)

Karen Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidency

Karen Newman, recent chair of Liberal Judaism, has entered the contest

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

January 22, 2026 14:36

Sheila Gewolb kicks off race for Board vice-presidency

The former vice-president has launched an early campaign for the vacancy left by Andrew Gilbert’s resignation

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

January 20, 2026 14:09

By Phil Rosenberg

As British Jews, we must be prepared for unpredictable politics

Phil Rosenberg on how the Board of Deputies is responding to the ever-changing political environment

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July 10, 2025 11:02

Dayanim need to spend more time in our communities, says United Synagogue presidential contender

Polling has begun for the next leader of the UK’s largest Jewish religious organisation

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

July 9, 2025 13:47

(l-r) Marc Meyer, Saul Taylor and Claire Lemer, who are standing to be the next president of the United Synagogue

UK Zionist elections postponed as alleged irregularities investigated

Elections to choose Britain's delegation to the World Zionist Congress later this year have been put back a month

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

June 1, 2025 16:36

(Image: The Zionist Federation UK homepage)

Anti-Israel ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman suffers landslide loss to pro-Israel moderate candidate

Left-wing pundits in America blamed a pro-Israel lobbying group for the loss despite numerous controversial statements by Bowman in recent months

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

June 27, 2024 16:48

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol building, November 13, 2023 (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NHS staff will be banned from showing Palestinian flags at work, Health Secretary says

Victoria Atkins tells JC she is determined to ensure Jewish people feel safe in health service if the government wins the election

By David Rose

2 min read

June 5, 2024 10:00

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins (photo: Getty Images)

Local elections only underline UK’s problem with extremism in politics

Imtiaz Ali, who won for the Greens in Peterborough, said ‘Zionists are nothing more than common thieves’

By David Rose

3 min read

May 4, 2024 10:20

Abdul Malik (right) poses with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer

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elections

Welcome to the JC’s 2026 Israeli election hub

German Jewish Leader ‘personally horrified’ as far-right AfD scores historic election victory

Election expert who claimed ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’ elected to Green Party council responsible for ‘party wellbeing and strategy’

Votes for 16-year-olds could boost anti-Israel candidates, Burnham warned

Democrat with ‘Nazi tattoo’ wins Maine primary

Exclusive: ‘I don’t think racists should be running councils’, communities secretary warns against voting Green

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

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