Jamie Shapiro

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Jamie Shapiro is a reporter for the Jewish Chronicle focusing on civil upheaval and conflict. You can reach him at jshapiro@thejc.com

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

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Francesca Albanese awarded honorary doctorate, despite objections from Jewish groups

The lawyer previously appeared to justify violent resistance against Israel

3 min read

Francesca Albanese was honoured by three Belgian universities (Image: Getty Images)

Miriam celebrates her 105th birthday with singer Regev Hod (Photo: Getty Images)

Holocaust survivor celebrates her 105th birthday dancing in a bomb shelter

1 min read

Kanye West has become notorious for glorifying Adolf Hitler and the Nazis (Photo: Getty)

Block Kanye West from entering the UK for Wireless Festival gigs, MPs demand

3 min read

Dr Bharat Pankhania (Image: Mayor of Bath)

Mayor of Bath resigns after sharing Hatzola attack ‘false flag’ conspiracy

1 min read

Ed Balls ‘let himself down’, according to ITV boss, after politicising Hatzola attack interview

Director of News at ITV Andrew Dagnell is believed to have met with the Board of Deputies after backlash over the minister-turned-journalist

1 min read

April 1, 2026 10:33

Ed Balls speaks onstage during the 'The Political Currency Podcast' panel discussion on day four of SXSW London 2025 at Christ Church Spitafields on June 05, 2025 (Getty Images)

MP voices disgust over ‘antisemitic’ rally in Hendon

Demonstration took place less than a mile from the site of the Hatzola attack

1 min read

March 31, 2026 16:48

Protesters in Hendon outside JNF UK office (Image: X/ Ben Green)

Jewish leaders ‘deeply concerned’ after Met Police lets anti-Israel protestors march near synagogue on Shabbat

Permission for route given days after force chief Sir Mark Rowley pledged to ‘stand with’ the community

3 min read

March 31, 2026 07:11

'Blackburn drummers for Palestine' were among protestors right outside the synagogue as shul-goers left for home

Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

The Met will implement a host of measures amid high threat levels over the holiday

1 min read

March 30, 2026 12:35

A drone flying in Greater London (illustrative only) (Image: Getty Images)

Iran releases ‘last picture of Ali Khamenei’

The photograph is believed to have been taken the same day the late-supreme leader was killed

1 min read

March 27, 2026 16:51

What is believed to be last picture of Ali Khamenei was originally posted on X by Press TV before being removed (Image: X/Open Source Intel)

IDF denies torturing toddler, claiming Hamas member used child as ‘human shield’

The Israeli military said it provided medical care for 21-month-old Jawad Abu Nassar after apprehending his father, Osama, as the pair approached the Yellow Line in Gaza

1 min read

March 27, 2026 15:15

Appeal launched after two Torah scrolls stolen from Manchester synagogue

A £2,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can safely return the Sifrei Torah to the shul in Salford

1 min read

March 27, 2026 12:19

CCTV footage of the safe being stolen from Beis HaMedrash Torah Etz Chaim (Image: ITV News)

Watch: IDF releases video of Hezbollah command centre destruction

Footage was also released showing a weapons base in Lebanon being destroyed

1 min read

March 26, 2026 14:46

A huge fireball can be seen in the video as the Hezbollah command centre is destroyed (Image: YouTube/IDF)

I volunteered at the United Synagogue’s food bank and was blown away by colleagues’ kindness

In the first of a new series, I share my experience of helping at the US Chesed food bank. Did I get through my shift as cool as a cucumber – or did I leave feeling like a bit of a lemon?

4 min read

March 26, 2026 13:18

I thought I was doing alright, but manager Rachel's face says otherwise, and I guess she's the expert (Credit: United Synagogue)

Israeli brothers allegedly sold AI-generated fake files to Iranian agent

Two suspects charged with spying and accused of taking £24,000 in cryptocurrency for supposedly classified information

1 min read

March 25, 2026 14:58

Artificial Intelligence platform ChatGPT (Image: Getty Images)

Strictly Orthodox are the Israeli group least stressed by the war, study reveals

The conflict distresses women more than men across all demographics, the research also found

1 min read

March 25, 2026 12:40

Israeli Orthodox Jews inspect the site of an Iranian missile strike in Arad (Image: Getty Images)

Volkswagen in talks to convert car factory into Iron Dome manufacturing hub

The deal with Israel’s Rafael could save over 2,000 jobs at VW’s Osnabrück plant in Germany

1 min read

March 25, 2026 12:14

Volkswagen's Osnabrück plant in Germany (Image: Getty Images)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Francesca Albanese awarded honorary doctorate, despite objections from Jewish groups

Holocaust survivor celebrates her 105th birthday dancing in a bomb shelter

Block Kanye West from entering the UK for Wireless Festival gigs, MPs demand

Mayor of Bath resigns after sharing Hatzola attack ‘false flag’ conspiracy

More from Jamie Shapiro

Ed Balls ‘let himself down’, according to ITV boss, after politicising Hatzola attack interview

MP voices disgust over ‘antisemitic’ rally in Hendon

Jewish leaders ‘deeply concerned’ after Met Police lets anti-Israel protestors march near synagogue on Shabbat

Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

Iran releases ‘last picture of Ali Khamenei’

IDF denies torturing toddler, claiming Hamas member used child as ‘human shield’

Appeal launched after two Torah scrolls stolen from Manchester synagogue

Watch: IDF releases video of Hezbollah command centre destruction

I volunteered at the United Synagogue’s food bank and was blown away by colleagues’ kindness

Israeli brothers allegedly sold AI-generated fake files to Iranian agent

Strictly Orthodox are the Israeli group least stressed by the war, study reveals

Volkswagen in talks to convert car factory into Iron Dome manufacturing hub